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Happy Birthday, Mariann Carroll!

some heroes don’t wear capes

By Harper Lewis Published 3 months ago Updated 3 months ago 1 min read
Happy Birthday, Mariann Carroll!
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A creator on Vocal is celebrating another successful loop around the sun today.

We mainly benefit from Mariann’s interviews, where her natural curiosity about members of the community whose work resonates with her becomes a method for all of us to learn more about our fellow creators.

In addition to that, Mariann is one of the most genuinely caring individuals I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting (virtually, not irl).

Let’s all raise a glass to the birthday girl with all that class!

Below the surface,

in the deep, someone dives

into context: habitat, environment, lived and read experiences,

demonstrating literary theory that lives inside, a humanitarian reader who responds

to quiet vicissitudes hiding

in plain sight, a chaplain to wounded souls,

this woman who sees us in these dark rooms few dare to enter,

calmly approaching, carrying an elixir of healing,

breathing us through the dark corridors

into the sanctuary, illuminated by the candle she brought to life

simply by being there and breathing the air.

Happy birthday, Mariann, and thank you for everything you do.💖🕯️

ShoutoutVocalCommunity

About the Creator

Harper Lewis

Intrusive rhyme bothers me, except as a weapon.

Intertextuality is my passion.

Formalist/ New Critical are my guiding theories.

My words are mine, not a robot’s.

MA English literature, CofC

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    Written by Harper Lewis