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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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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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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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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