Class Lines and Red Rhymes

Description

An anthology of left-wing poetry edited by Janine Booth, illustrated by Harry Wyld and published by Left Cultures in 2025.

A new endeavour from Left Cultures, Class Lines and Red Rhymes is a special edition zine collating the writing of over 25 left-wing poets. The anthology pairs astute, political, humorous and often dark writing with exaggerated, comic-style illustrations by Harry Wyld, bringing each verse to life.

‘So, why ‘Class Lines and Red Rhymes?’ These poems are red, some of them rhyme, they are all classy and they all have lines. Class lines. Because that is what being left-wing means. It doesn’t mean supporting this or that cause, however worthy. It means siding with the working class, in all its diversity, in its struggles against exploitation and oppression. And it means amplifying working-class voices, including those expressed through literature, music, art, and yes, poetry.’