Polly Barton
Polly Barton grew up in London and read philosophy at University. Since winning the inaugural JLPP International Translation Competition in 2012, she has translated a variety of fiction by authors including Tomoka Shibasaki, Nao-cola Yamazaki, Mitsuyo Kakuta, and Aoko Matsuda, as well as non-fiction and art-related texts. She lives in Osaka.
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For Thursday’s #thePENpod, author Parnaz Foroutan on why immigrant voices in literature are especially crucial right now. https://anchor.fm/penamerica/episodes/Episode-12-A-World-Turned-Upside-Down-With-Parnaz-Foroutan-ec8oap
We @PENamerica are suing President #Trump for his threats and acts of retaliation vs. critical media. Now yet more evidence that he favors sycophantic outlets, even to the point of compromising health and safety by allowing them to crowd briefings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/oann-is-booted-from-white-house-press-room-after-correspondent-chanel-rion-makes-second-unauthorized-appearance/2020/04/01/ae27e19a-7439-11ea-85cb-8670579b863d_story.html
PEN America’s @summerelopez writes about the role professional journalists are playing as first responders meeting needs of communities anxious for truthful information in this opinion piece for @NYDailyNews. https://bit.ly/2xC5PhM