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Bienvenido and welcome to Red Poppy, where we believe in the power of
written and cinematic literature to awaken consciousness. Through
documentary film production, literary publications and direct outreach
campaigns, we promote cultural, social and environmental activism throughout
the Americas. We have official 501(c)3 status with the IRS.
Making a difference in this world, one poem at a time.
We like to think of our flower being divided into four petals. The
first is documentary film, a lyrically and compelling way to share
art and facts and ideas that need be shared. Another petal is where
we will combine our words with diret action. The third is for our on-
line journal and book projects. We are currently working on a
children's book of Neruda's poetry as well as an anthology of Chilean
poetry written during and after the dictatorship. The fourth is a
petal for Pablo. Please use the links on the left to explore our
garden.
We need your help. Please join us.
For more information, email us or
call 888-876-1533.
Some of the faces of the Red Poppy family:
(none of the three below have yet to take any pay for their Red Poppy
work.)
Mark Eisner, Red Poppy's Founder and President
In college, Mark studied abroad in Central America, where he read Neruda to campesinos en the mountains of El Salvador while working with the FMLN to set up rural cooperatives two years after the peace accords. Twenty years later, his bilingual The Essential Neruda was published by City Lights. It has become the bestselling edition of Neruda in the States. Eisner was the editor and some of his own translations appear, as they do in several other books and anthologies. On Neruda's centennial, July 12th, 2004, Eisner read Neruda's poetry and was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition, and that night led a reading at an overflowing Theater Artaud in San Francisco, along with other contributors to the Essential, including the great Beat capitán Lawrence Ferlinghetti and former US Poet Laureate Robert Hass. The reading was followed by the premier of the first version of The Poet's Calling, which Eisner produced, directed, and wrote. Eisner has an MA in Latin American Studies from Stanford, where he later was a Visiting Scholar. More on Mark...
Tina Escaja, Vice Presidente
Tina is a dynamic creative writer and scholar from Zamora, Spain. She has published extensively on gender and 20th/21st Latin American poetry and fiction. Her last book of poetry, Caida Libre (2004), won the Premio Hispanoamericano Dulce María Loynaz. She also works with experimental and multimedia works, including hypertext, and has displayed her art internationally. Tina is currently Professor of Spanish Literature and Director of Latin American Studies at the University of Vermont, where she is also a member of the Film Studies Faculty. As she says, " Poetry must tear open, articulate the pain of the tremendous senselessness of human existence.
Words and beauty ought to serve to fill this void. Denunciation and artfulness, a jump from a
precarious parachute, technology and alienation in service of
ourselves and the people. I subscribe to this minimum responsibility that I undertake completely. Poetry is a risk and an exercise in salvation
that has to be done." More on Tina...
Carlos Bolado, Co-Director of our documentary, Pablo Neruda: The Poet's Calling
A rising cineaste of a new generation of Mexican filmmakers. Carlos brings the ideal passion, creativity, and expertise to make our film the lyrical, compelling, powerful, and important art for which we are striving. Starting in high school, Neruda’s poetry and political commitment have been a key influence on the development of Carlos’ creativity and drive. He holds an ardent love for the bard.
Carlos was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary of 2002 for Promises, a documentary about Israeli and Palestinian children, which he directed and edited. He edited Like Water for Chocolate, and was an advising editor on Amores Perros starring Gael García Bernal. The first feature which he directed and produced himself, Bajo California, won 7 Ariels, Mexico’s highest cinematic award, including Best Picture of 1999. His latest film Solo Dios Sabe, was shown in Sundance 2006 and many festivals worldwide and will be released in the winter of 2007 by Palm Pictures. His next feature has Alec Baldwin signed for a lead role. More on Carlos...
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