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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Inglis Court

There is a house up for sale on Inglis Court / It has red brick and white windows with black shutters /…

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Night ritual

stretched out honeyed wavelengths // flow from the “deep sleep meditation” playlist / through the tangled earbuds / and slowly drip, medicinal,…

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The Other Side of Your Chest

I place my head carefully / and a thousand acres of zaatar / descend with me. / Here there’s a reservoir /…

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Homo scriptor

Observe! The writer in their natural habitat // cacophonous cafés, claustrophobic bookshelf crevasses, / a modest desk under the waning moon //…

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HUNGER

A chocolate sprite caressed my tongue / And told me, in a voice high-strung, / Yet whispered, like a lover, / To…

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MY PHONE THINKS I LIVE IN MONTREAL

streetlights poison the evening sky, orange blood blooms in the greywater blue. nobody turns and gawks these days. every conceivable crime caught…

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Smoothie

I get one of those big industrial blenders / and I start tossing in / pineapple / and yogurt / and honey…

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the shape of you, in a prayer between my lips

Did you know that a synonym for passion is agony? / Because to love is to know the stretch of pain. /…

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The walls are thin

I dream of predictable shapes / and tessellate my house with floor tiles curving up walls / roof slates overlapping / and…

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The Soil that Rots

Have you heard of the soil that rots? / A land of wither, a land of decay, / A land where you’ll…

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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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