Now it is time / to stop the rhymes / and go somewhere else / maybe somebody's house?

A much-loved Dunedin vegetarian restaurant is set to close and leave a long-running poetry collective homeless. Circadian Rhythm Cafe owner Sue Harrison said the vegetarian restaurant in St Andrew St would close on December 19. The lease on the building was not available for renewal, and the customers are upset and confused the cafe was set to close. They've had it so good for so long - the cafe had been in the St Andrew St building for more than 11 years, with Ms Harrison owning the business for nine years. If she had not found suitable premises in central Dunedin before December 19, the business would close and she would focus on the search. But the cafe's customers aren't the only ones that will be affected - Octagon Poets Collective member Carolyn McCurdie said the collective had been holding poetry readings in the cafe for seven years. Their final monthly meeting in the cafe would be on November 18. If you're a fan of poetry, mark the date and venue on your calendars now, but just a heads-up: it's going to be quite sad, as the meeting space was perfect and would be missed. The collective is too searching for another place for the meetings. And as for the building itself, the owner has plans for a Turkish restaurant in the St Andrew St building. Seriously, people, go for the belly-dancing but don't stay for the kebabs.