In a bid to give our stomachs a well-deserved rest, today @ thestudio we are celebrating great poetry! It makes a drastic change from celebrating National Food Days (not to worry, we will continue to supply you with treats). So keep your eyes peeled for some amazing poems dotted around the venue, including both classics and staff favourites!

Tweet your all-time favourite poem @studiovenues #NationalGreatPoetryReadingDay

So..

Don’t have a bee in your bonnet,

Read an interesting sonnet,

Or whimsical prose a great poet renders,

Of undying love and immeasurable splendours,

From Edgar Allen Poe to William Shakespeare,

We welcome you, on this day we adhere!

“Why aren’t there many jokes about popcorn? Because they are corny.”

Now that this hilarious joke has grabbed your attention, we’d like to make an important announcement…. IT’S NATIONAL POPCORN DAY!

Did you know that this cinema favourite has been around for quite some time? Astonishingly enough, it was first cultivated 9000 years ago in Mexico. Wondering if they had cheese and jalapeno flavoured ones back then… (more…)