Caroline Williamson -- On Carboniferous
From Spoken Word by Di Cousens, Indrani Perera, Tina Giannoukos, and Waffle IronGirl
May 27, 2026
About this episode
Caroline Williamson discusses her journey as a poet and her latest collection, Carboniferous.
Caroline Williamson has been living in Melbourne, Australia, since 1990. She was born in London and spent school holidays with her grandparents in Merthyr Tydfil as a child. Her debut collection, Time Machines (Vagabond Press, 2023), was Highly Commended in the 2023 5Islands Poetry Prize for a First Book of Poetry. Carboniferous (Rabbit, 2025) is her second collection. Carboniferous is available here: https://rabbitpoetry.com/shop/carboniferous-caroline-williamson Picture: Brendan BonsackProduced and Presented by Tina Giannoukos
People in this episode
Host: Tina Giannoukos
Guest: Caroline Williamson
Topics covered
- poetry
- literature
- writing
- interview
- Australian authors
Keywords
- Caroline Williamson
- poetry
- Carboniferous
- Time Machines
- Vagabond Press
- Rabbit
- Melbourne
- interview
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vagabond Press, Rabbit
Books & works: Time Machines, Carboniferous
Places: Melbourne, London, Merthyr Tydfil
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