S8: E5 José Enrique Medina Chats with Dion O'Reilly

Episode 5 of the The Hive Poetry Collective podcast, hosted by The Hive, titled "S8: E5 José Enrique Medina Chats with Dion O'Reilly" was published on February 4, 2026 and runs 59 minutes.

February 4, 2026 ·59m · The Hive Poetry Collective

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Summary

José and Dion read "Entrance" by Rainer Maria Rilke and then from José's new book Haunt Me. José Enrique Medina earned his BA in English from Cornell University. His book Haunt Me won the 2025 Rattle Chapbook Prize. His second book, Man Without a Skirt, was selected by Ellen Bass as the runner-up for the 2025 Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize. His work has appeared in USA Today Hispanic Living Magazine, Best Microfiction 2019, The Los Angeles Review, Redivider, and other publications. He is a VONA fellow and the founder of the Chickens & Poetry Residency for Writers. You can connect with him on Instagram @MedinaWrites or at www.MedinaWrites.com.

Episode Description

José and Dion read "Entrance" by Rainer Maria Rilke and then from José's new book Haunt Me.

José Enrique Medina earned his BA in English from Cornell University. His book Haunt Me won the 2025 Rattle Chapbook Prize. His second book, Man Without a Skirt, was selected by Ellen Bass as the runner-up for the 2025 Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize. His work has appeared in USA Today Hispanic Living Magazine, Best Microfiction 2019, The Los Angeles Review, Redivider, and other publications. He is a VONA fellow and the founder of the Chickens & Poetry Residency for Writers. You can connect with him on Instagram @MedinaWrites or at www.MedinaWrites.com.