Madelin A. Medina is a Dominican-American poet and writer based in Queens, New York where she resides with her husband and two young sons. She received her BA in English from Hofstra University. Her work has appeared in Coffin Bell Journal, [PANK] Magazine, What They Leave Behind: A Latinx Anthology, The Raven Review and elsewhere. She is also a recipient of the Nancy P. Schnader Academy of American Poets Award and winner of the 2022 Voyage YA Anthology Contest.