Daniel Odier

 Daniel Odier (born in 1945 in Geneva), known by his pseudonym Delacorta, is a Swiss author, screenwriter and poet.

With regard to Odier, Anaïs Nin is noted to have written, "He is an outstanding writer and a dazzling poet."

According to a couple of sources, Odier began studies at the school of Beaux Arts at Rome but later chose to focus on writing rather than painting. He received his university degree in Paris and was employed by a leading Swiss newspaper as a music critic. He has taught screen writing at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma where he once resided with his wife, the violinist Nell Gotkovsky.^[1] More recently, Odier founded the "Tantra/Chan centre" in Paris (confirmed by his official website as operating from 1995 to 2000), and he has "taught courses on the spiritual traditions of the Far East at theUniversity of California" which his website also confirms, noting his "workshops and seminars throughout the world."