Back in Romania, Cocea launched "Rampa", a theatrical review originally published as a daily. His partner in this venture was a veteran of theatrical life, Alexandru Davila. Cocea also set up the independent socialist newspaper "Facla". The latter, identified as Romania's first socialist and satirical magazine by Arghezi himself, was soon joined by the 18-year-old poet Ion Vinea, as literary columnist and campaigner for post-Symbolist literature, with painters Iser and Camil Ressu as illustrators. The other noted contributors to Cocea's publications were Toma Dragu, Saniel Grossman, George Diamandy, Camil Petrescu and avant-garde critic Poldi Chapier, whose 1912 article for "Rampa" chronicled the international success of Futurism. Also featured were poems and translations by the post-Symbolist H. Bonciu. Cocea's own contributions include the chronicle of a play by Henry Bataille and a salute to the "invincible spirit" of the Portuguese republican revolution.