People who are weird, and know they’re weird, have two choices—they can either revel in self-consciousness, struggling to fit into a norm that was never carved for them, or embrace, bask, testify in the name of their quirkiness. For Adriel, abnormality is a passion. In the realm of poetry, simply a stage and a microphone present nothing but limits, and if anything, provide a jumping point for the unexplored.

Delving deep into various arenas, from electronic music to experimental theatre to forms which have yet to find a label, Adriel avidly seeks to present spoken word as you’ve never heard or seen it before. Whether it’s his hunger to shift mass perspective with each new piece, his collaborations with numerous musicians and producers throughout the world, or his endeavors to translate his poetry into visual masterpieces, Adriel is always looking in all directions.

His efforts, of course, don’t go ignored. From the Emmy Award-winning adaptation of his poem Slip of the Tongue, to his classical-contemporary-spoken-word mash-up Tragic Aviator, to his book of visual poetry How to Make Juice, Adriel has received a plethora of acclaim. His summer 2007 run in the UK, The Pound for Pound Tour, was yet another successful testament to his mission to bring his unprecedented work to all corners of the map. See, for Adriel, weirdness isn’t a curse. It’s an opportunity to freak the world with something hella hella hella fresh.