Stephen Motika (born 1977 in Santa Monica, CA) is an American poet, editor, and publisher.
Stephen Motika | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) |
| Education | Vassar, Brooklyn College[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, editor, and publisher |
| Known for | Publisher of Nightboat Books |
| Website | nightboat |
Life and work
editAs of 2024, Motika is the director and publisher of Nightboat Books, a literary non-profit publisher based in Brooklyn, NY.[3] Previously, he worked at Poets House in New York City from 2004 to 2017,[4][1] where he was their Program Director.[5]
Motika’s first book of poems, Western Practice, was published by Alice James Books in April 2012.[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.[6]
Motika is the editor of Leland Hickman's Tiresias: The Collected Poems of Leland Hickman (2009) and, in 2017, he co-edited the book Dear Kathleen: On the Occasion of Kathleen Fraser’s 80th Birthday.[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.[6]
Motika has also worked as an educator and instructor at Naropa University and in the Stonecoast MFA Program at the University of Southern Maine.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Academy of American Poets: "Stephen Motika". poets.org.
- ^ a b "Stephen Motika | People - ZK/U Berlin". www.zku-berlin.org.
- ^ a b "Stephen Motika".
- ^ "The Poetry Center | College of Liberal & Creative Arts". poetry.sfsu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "motika, Writing at Wesleyan - Wesleyan University". www.wesleyan.edu.
- ^ a b "The Multifarious Array: Stephen Motika, Sue Nacey & Peter Spagnuolo". March 28, 2008.
External links
edit- Nightboat Books. Publisher's homepage
- The Field features photos and information from Motika's collaboration with Dianna Frid.
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