Red Lamp: A Journal of Realist, Socialist and Humanitarian Poetry

Red Lamp: A Journal of Realist, Socialist and Humanitarian Poetry

http://www.geocities.com/red_lamp/

Red Lamp is a print and online journal for realist, socialist and  
humanitarian poetry.  This online version is intended for poets and  
non-poets alike who enjoy writing and reading poetry that is normally  
ignored by mainstream commercial publications.

Poetry that could pose a ‘financial risk’ to those magazines which  
depend heavily on governmental funding.

Poetry that is whole-heartedly ignored by people in positions of  
authority and who do not see it in their best interests to have this  
form of poetry published.

Poetry that does not necessarily adhere to specific and patriotic  
societal conventions.

Poetry that is perhaps non-conformist and provides its audience with  
a perspective of society that people are not allowed to usually  
experience in the mainstream.

If you wish, you may call the electronic and print versions of this  
journal ‘underground’, others may prefer to call it ‘relief’ or  
something more critical. Red Lamp online is an attempt to provide an  
outlet for such poetry, without the concern of academic, bureaucratic  
or patriotic editors who HOG the poetry market. Red Lamp is seeking  
to publish humanitarian, realist and socialist poetry that is clear,  
direct and comprehensible:

Humanitarian poetry that is for the united  interests of all mankind  
and not just to oneself. Encoded, narcissistic writing is a common  
affliction in much of the poetry that is widely published today.
Realist poetry that has the tendency to face facts and  deal with  
things as they really are. Realist poetry is poetry of the non- 
escapist kind.

Socialist poetry that is directed towards the abolition of the  
private profit system.
A system which has been maintained throughout history by a very  
wealthy and prestigious minority at the expense of a majority.

In this respect, Red Lamp seeks poetry with passion and a collective  
purpose for all humankind.

Passionate poetry:  Something which the editor has a genuine sympathy  
for. Passionate poetry has an emotive energy to show feeling, to  
encourage the reader to sense the experience written by the receptive  
poet who can, with a sound knowledge of labour history (and an  
understanding of the class struggle from the right side of the  
fence), release a vast exposure of situations, issues and literally  
millions of circumstances related to capitalist oppression and the  
murder of those many different peoples who have tried to fight it. In  
doing so, passionate poetry may dispose of form and technique,  
setting a priority for education, for information and for a demand of  
justice within its subject matter. So long as there is a truth,  
combined with a clear political direction taken within a poet's work,  
vitriolic and indignant poetry is very welcome here.

Subject matter is the content that the poet includes within the poem.  
It may be something ordinary or controversial depending upon the  
taste and boldness of the poet. Through experimentation of images and  
symbols, the content of poetry can arouse passion and make very  
marked and powerful impressions on people. This is an important step  
when giving poetry a purpose and writing about something which  
different people can relate to.

E-ISSN 1328-6013

Editor:

Brad Evans
Email: evans_baj@yahoo.co.uk

Content freely accessible online.

Current Issue: #10 (September - February, 2002)

Date: 29 June 2005