Sumac Literary Magazine

A digital literary magazine grown on the campus of Carleton University & inspired by the staghorn sumac rooted there

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Fate Lies In Red Thread

Two people, connected. Connected through two lives. A life that could have been beautiful Was hard and exhausting instead. You cut it…

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Well that’s Rich! (2020)

I stand       in line for the        fruit punch  boxed juice        and straws to pierce the         plastic  clutching three…

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generic vampire poem

I sink my teeth into your text. I scroll through vineyards of unskippable ads and wonder what I’ll have for lunch. Simon…

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EXERCISING WONDER

I go for walks like I did at age 6 6-year-olds don’t follow one path,  They don’t regulate themselves Or know when…

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CAN I KISS YOU?

can i kiss you? when we were little that made it all better there’s so much i want to make better i…

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Short-Circuit

I’ve seen you five times now(or six, or seven),my eyes catching on your silt-coloured hairhanging three years longerthan it used to, a…

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Memory Tree

Thick fog, hanging in the air like a bleak curtain. Remembering, picturing blurry silhouettes standing three feet away. Days like this are…

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Culture Shock, A Dream

your eyes protest | it shouldn’t be this dark when you wake up | turn the lights on | pack umbrellas, tickets…

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Speed Racer

I remember a straight tarred line piercing this dry and arid land, there was a single powerline to the left of me…

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Spitfire

The curve of a droplet reminds me of your lips.  I then think to the light refracting through a summer rain, To…

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Land Acknowledgement

Sumac acknowledges that our teams and facilities are situated on the traditional and unceded territories of the Algonquin nation, and that many of us are uninvited guests on this land. We acknowledge and thank the stewards and caretakers of this land and watershed. Their presence here reaches back to time immemorial and we hope that our contribution, Sumac Literary Magazine, has a positive impact.

About Sumac

Sumac Literary Magazine publishes work by people connected to Carleton University and/or the land it is on. Students, alumni, faculty, staff, community members, and anyone with links to our campus or community are welcome to submit their work for consideration.

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    • Issue 3: Planting Roots