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Below is the text of a blog I did to preseve a record I had written on a cafe’s tissues in order a capture an extract from an old book in their library. Following the original blog is the Discussion to which it was addressed – from a University of Strathclyde MOOC on Mining and representations of miners and mining with Kirstie Blair, one of the Lead Educators (with responsibility for literature & art) for Straclyde on the course. Kirstie identifies the poet correctly and gives excellent background information.

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This is an except from a poem by Robert Giston (Gibson? – my notes and hand-writing are unclear) ‘Pitman Poet’ from North Bondgate Bishop Auckland (1817 – 1878), From Edward Lloyd (1916) History of the Crook and Neighbourhood Co-operative Corn ill, Flour & Provision Society Limied and a History of the Town and District of Crook. Pelaw-on-Tyne, Co-operative…