Konrad Tademar Wilk's 168 sonnets, written in a period of seven months in 2013, from 1 March to 30 September, are all entitled UUR with the appropriate Roman number. "Uur" means "hour" in Dutch, since there are 168 hours in a week (24 times 7) there also are 168 sonnets in this book. Seven of them are extended sonnets at 22 lines each (after Yeats), while the remaining 161 are standard 14-line sonnets. There are minor variations, but 95% of the sonnets are hexametric. Since each poem was written on a special date in the Catholic, Roman, Druidic, or modern calendars, these dates and commemorations are mentioned at the end of the text. The sonnets contain a plethora of quotations and references to topics ranging from quantum physics to Norse mythology, making their comprehension difficult for the uninformed. To somewhat clarify the complex web of allusions and multi-lingual citations, they are duly annotated. The notes include translations from Polish, Latin, French, German, Russian, Dutch, Sanskrit, and other languages, as we as basic explanations about concepts referred to in the texts. While conceived in response to certain events of their time, and while being firmly rooted in the year 2013, the sonnets have been published a full dozen of years later. In the 12 years since their conception, the significance of Christian, Catholic, and universal themes tackled in these sonnets has only increased. It might be said that Konrad Tademar Wilk's 168 sonnets "traffic in time" by transcending time and bridging together worlds of myth, science, linguistic, psychology, spirituality and religion.

Konrad Tademar Wilk is an American poet living in Los Angeles. His works range from single sonnets to epic poems on themes including current events, myth, and philosophy. In addition to American subjects, his work is strongly informed by international events and history, especially those of freedom and oppression. His early childhood was spent in Poland where he was particularly influenced by the rise of the anti-communist Solidarity labor union. Following his return to the U.S., he studied philosophy and literature at Los Angeles City College where he was president of the Poet's Platform. He then went on to graduate from UCLA. His poetry book "Fifty Sonnets, titles like labels only get in the way..." is available for purchase on-line. He also published two chapbooks of poems in Polish and English, and two full-scale volumes of poetry. He has appeared in Los Angeles venues such as the Onyx, Ground's Zero, Magicopolis Theater, Wilshire Art Gallery, Bolton Hall Museum, and Pig and Whistle. In 1991, he founded the Witching Hour Poetry Gathering which has met continuously for over 30 years. In 2020, he joined the Board of Directors of the California State Poetry Society, as one of the Editors of the "California Quarterly." He is also an active member of Helena Modjeska Art & Culture Club and belonged to Krak Poetry Group when it was active in Los Angeles. Additionally, he is a founding member of the Pecan Pie Organization, dedicated to artistic promotion and stage performances. Mr. Wilk recently served as the artistic director for Warsaw 80/75 performance of poetry, dance and music, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of WWII (German attack on Poland), and the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. The event was held at the Santa Monica Playhouse in September 2019.