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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Clean Boost

After Emily and I make our patio promise, she sends me off with her guitarist, Jimmy. He has nothing planned today and,…

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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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The White

I don’t like it when we have to go into the bunker on the hill. Mummy says it’s to keep us safe,…

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Friend

Hip-firing my Barrett 50 cal / Say hello to my ONLY FRIEND / 1 haha react. Scarface / run in emulation mode.…

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Cold Steel

It smells like shit. I can do better than that. It smells like death, like rotting flesh. The worst part is the…

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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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