Last night I attended the Annual Open House event at the Equinox Studios located in the south Seattle industrial area known as Georgetown . Even the torrential rains did not keep art enthusiasts away and the place was packed. The studios here are filled with some very talented folks in a wide range of creative disciplines. One of my favorite aspects of the evening was the poetry readings. The first took place on an improvised platform appropriately called the Fork Lift Stage . Poet, Greg Bem, climbs high on the Fork Lift Stage. Poetry was blasted throughout the warehouse setting and a small crowd gathered to listen. FORKLIFT POETRY included poems read by: Kim Ionesco, Deborah Henry, Richard Lemmert, Greg Bem, M. Anne Sweet, emcee - NIGHTSHIFT POETRY included poems read by Sasha Goodwin, Alex O. Bleecker, Paul Nelson, Jack Remick, M. Anne Sweet, emcee Painter, Melinda Hannigan, in her Equinox studio. Artist, Gail Howard, discuss...