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‘Photography always reveals truths about the relationship between the photographer and the person being photographed.’
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‘The flirtations of insects and plants are furtive, hidden and often so brief that if you literally blink you might miss what exactly is going on.’
Dino J. Martins on moths and orchids, from Granta 153: Second Nature.
‘The origin of the dysfunctional family: spores. / Friend or foe? True fern or ally?’
Poems by Sylvia Legris, author of Garden Physic.
‘And the trees were safely tucked in. Their roots were rallying in the soil, in this coil. Would the woman also take a turn for the better in her last decade?’
Three stories by Diane Williams.
‘walking alone down a country road – / distracted by the slightly annoying and toxic / first green of spring, eyes overflowing’
A poem by Emily Skillings.
‘Whatever the aftermath, you won’t see the city again except through the agency of absence, recalling this semi-emptiness, this viral uncertainty.’
From 2020: China Miéville on the UK government’s response to coronavirus.
Liz Jobey was the Deputy Editor of Granta 1998–2002 and before that was Editor of the Independent on Sunday Review and Literary Editor of the Guardian.
More about the author →Robin Grierson was born in County Durham in 1962. His photographs can be seen in the Victoria & Albert Museum's permanent collection in London.
More about the author →‘Most family relationships are difficult, and sometimes they can become the most difficult human relationships of all.’
‘The city has defied many plans for its regeneration and its centre is a dispiriting mess’
‘Growing up is learning how to take a stance, before the camera and before the world.’
‘When I was growing up in his house, religion was his crutch, a justification for his behaviour.’
Kevin Childs on growing up queer in a Catholic household.
‘It thrills and delights me that I can now watch concerts I would’ve given several fingers to go to in the ’90s, albeit wonky though these videos are.’
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