Latria Graham
Latria Graham is a Garden & Gun contributing editor from Spartanburg, South Carolina, and writes the magazine’s This Land column, which documents aspects of the natural world in the South. An assistant professor of creative writing at Augusta University and an instructor for the University of Georgia’s Narrative Nonfiction MFA program, Graham shares her adventures on Instagram (@mslatriagraham) and her work at LatriaGraham.com.
This Land
Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave echoes with a history that won’t be silenced
This Land
Latria Graham listens to ancient cypresses and old-growth forests
This Land
Two women cast for trout, and other things that lie beneath the surface
This Land
A childhood serenity under the stars
reawakens in a North Carolina observatory
Arts & Culture
In his debut book, the newscaster and South Carolina native writes about what it means to become a father, and how he learned to understand his own distant dad
Food & Drink
His new rice-focused cookbook dives deep into the grain’s history
Arts & Culture
A new book examines the legacy of Alice Walker’s influential novel
Music
“I wanted to remind everybody that yeah, we are stardust”
Travel
An Appalachian outdoorswoman lets her feet, mind, and taste buds wander Bermuda, where art and nature promise a sort of redemption
Arts & Culture
Two cultures merge to create ethereal African-influenced furniture
Forgotten Southern Recipes
Preparing pokeweed properly takes the right technique. Start with a classic recipe that’s steeped in Southern ingenuity
Sporting
What birding means to me, plus a chat with the leaders behind #BlackBirdersWeek
Traditions
After fighting for years to save her piece of the family farm, a writer contemplates what it means to lose your anchor in the world
SOUTHERN HEROES
Three guardians of Gullah Geechee culture work to help their Lowcountry traditions not only survive, but thrive
Interview
With his latest album and cookbook releases, Alexander Smalls celebrates his Southern roots
The G&G Interview
On her Food Network show, the South Carolina native celebrates her Gullah roots
Arts & Culture
A new Kentucky-based program puts the work of the renowned writer at the center of a college curriculum—and it’s tuition free
Arts
A Lowcountry fine-art photographer captures the spirit of creatures great and small
Arts & Culture
An Alabama resident’s lawn-mowing initiative spreads across the world