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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Sisyphus Cannot Smile All the Time

There are days I kiss my boulder and leave bloody prints of my love on it. The boulder is rough, but my…

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Putrid Smoke

the sky’s the colour of canned salmon  when i see that you’ve posted a poem  for the first time since our last…

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Buenos Aires Blues

Translations to best understand the poem: Diarios = newspapers Revistas = magazines Boliches = little kiosks that sell food the airport kiosk…

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The Prayer of a Sinner

Oh my god,  Forgive the blood on my hands,  Forgive the blood on my lips.  I am tainted—oh my god, I didn’t…

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Ancestral Song

I am not happy in this church  My mother prays for a miracle  Day by day with the same mundane cry  As…

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Please Hold

please press ‘0’ if you wish to speak to an underpaid clerk  who is studying philosophy part time please be careful please…

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Battleground

We are torn and ripped apart until all that’s left is husk and shell on the floor of existence the memories of…

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Spring

A tear trickles down a glacier, Growing the grass and my hope. I fell in love with spring When it melted bitterness…

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Roommate

The ethereal tenant Is surprisingly friendly, Opening doors and windows When they find it too warm In the middle of January; Making…

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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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