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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