Born in the city of Medellin, Colombia in the winter of 1976, Adriana Echeverri began a journey that would bring her to the United States at an early age. This journey has evoked many memories, as her struggles gave her the strength to surpass the difficulties she encountered. These memories perspire through her poetry where mixed emotions of love and sorrow attempt to paint the colors in her heart. The compelling desire to express her feelings on paper is an inherit trait of character shared by her father, a pleasure writer, and a politician in her country and her grandfather, an author of several Colombian novels.

Adriana has performed at different productions in where she recites her spoken poetry. She published her first book A Tangled Heart, in date, and has had the honor of having her poems included in several published books, Eternal Portraits Series, released in the summer of 2003, Theater Of The Mind, also released in the early summer of 2003,as well as internet sites were her poetry is displayed. Her traveling and interest in foreign cultures allow her to eliminate ethnic boundaries and reach out to all people. A poet, choreographer, producer, and teacher are the roles Adriana uses to express her feelings. A daughter of art and true follower of expression, she moves like the gypsies to expand her passion and devotion throughout this world. Her dance gives her the ultimate freedom of her body and her poetry opens the gate to her heart and imagination.

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