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Der Bartgeier
by Jake Goetz
Wolfgang Bauer, rot, schwarz, weiss, 2011, pigments, Japanese paper, grinded mineral, acryl on Bristol paper, 290 x 194 mm. © Wolfgang Bauer. All rights reserved.
17 February 2026
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Jake Goetz is a poet and researcher based on the lands of the Gadigal People (Sydney, Australia). He has published three collections of poetry. His most recent collection, Holocene Pointbreaks (Puncher & Wattmann, 2024), was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Prize. He holds a PhD in writing from the Writing & Society Research Centre (WSU) and is currently an associate lecturer in creative writing at the University of Wollongong. In 2024–25 he was a Landhaus Fellow at the RCC.
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Jake Goetz is a poet and researcher based on the lands of the Gadigal People (Sydney, Australia). He has published three collections of poetry. His most recent collection, Holocene Pointbreaks (Puncher & Wattmann, 2024), was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Prize. He holds a PhD in writing from the Writing & Society Research Centre (WSU) and is currently an associate lecturer in creative writing at the University of Wollongong. In 2024–25 he was a Landhaus Fellow at the RCC.
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Goetz, Jake. “Der Bartgeier.” Springs: The Rachel Carson Center Review, no. 9 (February 2026). https://doi.org/10.5282/rcc-springs-20718.
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