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ÛÜ Ü °Ü ° ( 2?) blade's recent stretch of great  member aquisitions continues this month with some great talent. joining our ansi division is r ai, a really cool toon artist with a great style.. check out his two pics in  this epic, som egreat stuff! also joining the revolution is k uma, a rad ascii artist who talents are quite welcome in blade. He's got some cool fon ts in this epic ,and we look forward to seeing some great stuff in  the future from him. in other new member news, i embarrisingly forgot to includ e someone on last months long list of new members: nemesis. ass ide from the rumors of a monster .fli coming soon, he has released three very coo l vga works wit h ° us this month. check them out, this guys a great artist. also joining us ± this month is an outstanding poet by the name  of sparc. check out his ² writing, he's got a most excellent style... Û in other, unrelated member news, the artist f ormerly known as scribble has decided that he will change handles just about eve ry month . this month we have the pleasure of calling him creative . ÛÜ Ü °Ü ° ( 3!) leaving blade this month are a few members who I am greatful to for ° helping blade in its ultimate time of trouble . Back to their old group, ± Orbit, go veediot, mouse, and riptide. Also taken off the memberlist due ² to inactivity and the looming feeling that he  will probably join his above stated friends in Orbit is the atomic brain.  Good luck to all of you guys! ÛÜ Ü °Ü ° ( 5^) dateline: december, 1995. Blad e productions is proud to present the second installment of their official electronic magazine, beyond the ° horizon. bth2 has been looming close to th e point of actually coming ± alive for quite some time, and with last mont hs aquisition of a great ² coder by the name of shivan bastard, it has finally become a reality. check it out, its got some cool features and content... ÛÜ Ü °Ü ° ( 6@) now let us turn our attention o ver to errant angel, who has contributed ° his thoughts to this months issue of t he edge. in this most excellent ± piece of writing, ea tells us his thoughts on  poetry and literature, one ² of blades strongest points... ( 7%)Hannah Arendt once said "The t ask and potential greatness of mortals resides in their ability to produce things which a re at home in everlastingness." To me, that statement defines everyt hing I've tried to do for the past 15 months that I've been with Bla de, through my poetry. I've tried to create works that I could look b ack upon at any time and feel an energy and stiring of emotions. Since the very dawn of time, poetry has been with us, as a release or exploration of our inner self. Poetry has alwa ys held with it though, a large sense of risk. When you look deep enou gh into yourself and tell the world what you find, there is a dang er that you'll not like what you find. Still, to create what I would ter m as 'great poetry', you absolutely must delve as far into your psyche  as possible, to really touch the most dynamic of your emotions. You mu st throw them out of you, and in turn, create the most dazzling display of sound and resonance possible. For example.. No more violets, And the year Broken into smokey panels. What woods remember now Her calls, her enthusiasms? (Hart Crane, Pastorale) It is my personal belief that poetry is eighty percent in spiration, and only twenty percent persperation. You really have to give yourself to your work, open yourself up to it totally, or no amount  of work is going to give you something worth your time. William Word sworth once wrote: 'For all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of  powerful feelings... it takes its origin from emotion recollected i n tranquility.' I guess you could say that this was my contribution to th e scene. My helpful hints to other poets struggling with their work , those too devoted to simply give up. Just remember guys (and gals),  the world of poetry will allow you to express yourself in a endless voi d of possibilities. Don't let the egos and opinions of others turn you away from poetry, for I doubt you'll find something so fulfilli ng elsewhere. Errant Angel ( 8+)Well, thats about it folks.. Go  check out the pak, its one of blade's  best efforts in a long time. And be sure to read BTH2, it s quite cool.  until next month... ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ -#@!the edge is published monthly  as an information text on blade productions #%$ ?---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- - SAUCE00the edge! - volume 2, issue 10 staff blade productions 19951203N%P