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The Halflife of Coal
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"There is no blue without yellow, and there's no green without blood"
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2014
The Halflife of Coal
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Author's note: There is no blue without yellow: Vincent Van Gogh.
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Author's note: The seventh gate; the Mine of the Imperishable Stars; the Pool of the Blue Hippopotamus sample and riff details from The Egyptian Book of the Dead.
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Author's note: The poem responds to three historical sites hidden near the centre of Newcastle: the House of the Superintendent of Mines in Hamilton, the Map of the World in the Ocean Baths, and the Corporation baths under Hunter Street.
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