E NOUVEAU MONDE VERT is a literary e-journal devoted to
nonviolent social and personal transformation. It features "green guerrilla" art, literature, philosophy,
humour, political commentary, and links to organizations that promote progressive
social change, alternative lifestyles and heightened spirituality.
Our reach is international, and open to a variety of philosophical, religious and
artistic persuasions. We are particularly interested in receiving contributions whose
broad vision will help encourage others in the human community to think/feel beyond the
narrow cycles of greed, fear, violence, despair, cynicism, mutual exploitation and
environmental destruction that characterize the present corporate-materialist world
order--which increasingly dominates our lives as subjects of pseudo-democratic
governments, as disempowered employees, and as addicted consumers of packaged
products and electronic media.
In historical periods when there is a critical loss of
vision, it is often 'alternative' visionaries -- philosophers, artists and mystics living outside the
mainstream of society -- who first begin to hold up the lamp to a possible new path,
to a creative rebirth of mind and spirit. We are seeking creative contributions from writers,
poets, e-painters, humourists and political organizers who possess the fresh
vision to help articulate what must 'come next'--if our children, and their
children, hope to prosper in a world in which there will be enlightened
tolerance, respect for the shared global ecosystem, spiritual peace, equality,
real democracy (as opposed to 'the manufacture of consent', 'regime changes',
'electoral coups') and real freedom (as opposed to 'free trade'). We seek
articulators of this 'new green world', of the coming global renaissance that
lies beyond the present neo-feudal corporate dark ages.
Persons interested in contributing materials for the next issue(s) of LNMV, or in being considered
for our (still-forming) editorial board, please feel free to contact the editors at lnmveditors@yahoo.co.uk
with your ideas. We are particularly interested in publishing progressive-enlightened art, poetry,
short stories, political commentary, book/movie/game reviews, and e-links to useful internet resources
that foster personal/social/spiritual transformation and consciousnessness-raising.
We are open to a variety of artistic styles, spiritual practices, political viewpoints, and approaches
to advocating positive social change. The one restriction, and it is a firm one, is that we will not
consider publishing material that our editorial board deems to be advocating hate, prejudice,
exploitation or violence as solutions to human problems. Note that this does not preclude passionate
expressions (for example in submitted poems) of existential angst, frustration, despair, felt anger at
degenerate institutions/politicians, or vivid descriptions of the horrors of violence and war. These
are among the symptoms of our present sick civilization and so must be expressed as candidly as
possible in order to understand and overcome them.
the editors, LNMV
