Sumou
LISTEN
CONFESS FRIENDS
001: ALL THE THINGS WE DON'T FEEL 002: DÉJÀ VU: THE WEIGHT OF A MEMORY 003: DREAMS: THE THINGS THAT MAKE US 004: FARAWAY: ALL THE THINGS WE CAN'T TOUCH 005: REBIRTH: SHEDDING SKINS PALESTINE PRINT ISSUE
BOOKS CONVERSATIONS FICTION FILM & TV OPINION PERSONAL ESSAYS POETRY & PROSE
JOURNALS PHOTOS & VISUALS VIDEOS
DONATE SUBMIT MASTHEAD NEWS & UPDATES
ISSUES 001: ALL THE THINGS WE DON'T FEEL 002: DÉJÀ VU: THE WEIGHT OF A MEMORY 003: DREAMS: THE THINGS THAT MAKE US 004: FARAWAY: ALL THE THINGS WE CAN'T TOUCH 005: REBIRTH: SHEDDING SKINS PALESTINE PRINT ISSUE READ BOOKS CONVERSATIONS FICTION FILM & TV OPINION PERSONAL ESSAYS POETRY & PROSE SEE JOURNALS PHOTOS & VISUALS VIDEOS LISTEN
Sumou
CONFESSFRIENDS ALL THINGS SUMOU DONATE SUBMIT MASTHEAD NEWS & UPDATES
!!!!.png
In My Dreams You Survived
In My Dreams You Survived

A photo essay on loss, the intangibility of grief, and unanswered questions.

Read More
Personal Essays, issue 004Farida RadyJanuary 6, 2021editor's picks Comment
Sugar Rush Feels Like Halloween Night
Sugar Rush Feels Like Halloween Night

A poem about Mountain Dew and hoping to learn how to love.

Read More
issue 004, Poetry and ProseLatifa SekariniJanuary 6, 2021 Comments
Fairuz in America
Fairuz in America

A poem about Fairuz, living in diaspora, and glitter.

Read More
issue 004, Poetry and ProseSamia SalibaJanuary 6, 2021 Comment
The Red Thread
The Red Thread

“Speaking of lives, I’m giving you the rest of mine”.

Read More
issue 004, Poetry and ProseN.K. SaidJanuary 6, 2021 Comment
Searching for Something Infinite
Searching for Something Infinite

Thoughts on infiniteness, talks with friends, and summer camps.

Read More
issue 004, Personal Essays, BooksShelbey EdisonJanuary 6, 2021 Comment
vertigo
vertigo

“i dive deeper and my lungs protest / but i go because i want to escape / you more than i want to think”.

Read More
issue 004, Poetry and ProseCindy TranJanuary 6, 2021 Comment
Buenos Días
Buenos Días

A poem on the loss of one’s grandmother, and the thoughts that come after.

Read More
issue 004, Poetry and ProseMadelyne Rose Sosa-JaramilloJanuary 6, 2021Comment
Sensitive (Zine)
Sensitive (Zine)

A collection of poems written and illustrated by Mawadah.

Read More
issue 004, Poetry and ProseMawadah NofalJanuary 6, 2021Comment
Towers
Towers

“Thunder is roaring now and I remember where I am when the clouds in the sky start to scream.”

Read More
Fiction, issue 004SumouJanuary 6, 2021Comment
Cries and Cries
Cries and Cries

“Butterflies dancing around my head / Memories, that’s all they are”.

Read More
issue 004, Poetry and ProseZawadi BunzigiyeJanuary 6, 2021Comment
Names
Names

A personal essay on names, paternal lineages, and shifting to maternal ones.

Read More
issue 004, Personal EssaysMneera AbdullahJanuary 6, 2021 Comment
Whose Sadness Is This?
Whose Sadness Is This?

On sadness, its multi-facets, and tying it with oneself.

Read More
issue 004, Poetry and ProseMayss AlAlamiJanuary 6, 2021 Comment
Hold on to Life
Hold on to Life

“Stay, for all that is inside you.”

Read More
issue 004, Poetry and ProseRaghad AlAsmariJanuary 6, 2021 Comment
I Know So Many Ways to Your House
I Know So Many Ways to Your House

“but I’m touch / starved, like / stray cats / street dogs / ramadan sundowns”.

Read More
issue 004, Poetry and ProseNour KamelJanuary 6, 2021Comment
My Clock Won't Stop Ticking
My Clock Won't Stop Ticking

A piece on time in all its complexities.

Read More
issue 004, Poetry and ProseSuha KhalidJanuary 6, 2021Comment
The Need of Some in the Place of Many
The Need of Some in the Place of Many

“But only temperance and fortitude / Now exist to hold desires accountable / To a world wrapped in primrose lenses / So vastly removed from the dying-”.

Read More
issue 004, Poetry and ProseAnthony SalandyJanuary 6, 2021Comment
Growing Homes
Growing Homes

“If I were to write about home, I would say it was the place where I learned to abandon who I am because that sense of stability to be myself wasn’t there.”

Read More
Personal EssaysAbeer AlnemariDecember 26, 2020editor's picksComment
The Kaleidoscope of Friendships: Types of Friends You’ll Meet In Your Life
The Kaleidoscope of Friendships: Types of Friends You’ll Meet In Your Life

Eve dives into the types of friends you’ll meet in your life, where they should stand, and how you can handle them.

Read More
OpinionEve VolungeviciuteOctober 31, 2020Comment
Reflections on Nostalgia: Recognizing the Importance of Our Experiences
Reflections on Nostalgia: Recognizing the Importance of Our Experiences

“I know it will be my choice in the future to create memories I can later become fondly nostalgic of.”

Read More
Personal EssaysAbeer AlnemariOctober 23, 2020 Comment
I Am Made of Everything
I Am Made of Everything

“For I am the culmination/ of the books I’ve held and read,/ the people that I’ve known,/ and the stories that I’ve said.”

Read More
Poetry and ProseGinny VittoriaOctober 16, 2020Comment
Newer Older
 

Made from our bedrooms to yours, Sumou exists as a virtual bubble to keep you company. Now that you’ve reached the end of our site, visit soon to see more updates. Don’t be long!

 
Donate
sumoumag@gmail.com
Hours
DONATESUBMITTHIS IS US

COPYRIGHT © SUMOU MAG 2018-2022