Journeys with Rilke

Author and Rilke scholar Daniel Joseph Polikoff has published six books of poetry, translation, criticism, and creative non-fiction. Daniel earned his PhD in Comparative Literature from Cornell University and his Diploma in Waldorf Education from Steiner College; he has taught literature in both Waldorf high schools and Bay area graduate programs. He has shared his passion for Rilke in a wide variety of venues in the United States and abroad. A native of Chicago, he has lived with his German wife Monika and family in the San Francisco Bay area since 1999.