Stephen Motika (born 1977 in Santa Monica, CA) is an American poet, editor, and publisher.
[3] Previously, he worked at Poets House in New York City from 2004 to 2017,[4][1] where he was their Program Director.
[1] He is also the author of three poetry chapbooks: Arrival and At Mono (2007) and In the Madrones (2011) both published by Sona Books; and Private Archive (2016).
Motika's work has appeared, amongst other places, in The National Post of Canada, Another Chicago Magazine, and The Common Review.
[3] The Field, his collaboration with visual artist Dianna Frid, was on view at Gallery 400 at the University of Illinois, Chicago, in December 2003.