Rebecca Perry and K Patrick: May We Feed the King
Thursday 29 January 2026, 7 p.m. · 58 minutes
Poet Rebecca Perry on her debut novel May We Feed the King, with fellow poet-novelist K Patrick
In Rebecca Perry’s May We Feed the King (Granta) the narrative switches between two increasingly intermingling timelines, medieval and contemporary, as a modern curator becomes absorbed in the story of a half-forgotten monarch struggling to maintain his rule.
Perry is the author of two acclaimed poetry collections Beauty/Beauty and Stone Fruit and was in the bookshop in conversation with fellow poet K Patrick about her debut novel.
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