After Working Hours

This collection of poems is individually dedicated to poets Koniecki admires, including William Taylor Jr., Reverie Evolving, John Dorsey, Chloe Honum, Josh Weir, Jeanette Powers, Ezhno Martin, Jason Ryberg, Anne Hollander, Stevie Edwards, Courtney Marie, Jack Micheline, Saskia Stehouwer, John W. Sexton, Mishka Hoosen-Lewis, Frankie Metro, Lindsey Thomas, Nate Maxon, Rafael Andrade Garza, Michael Clay, Matthew Haines, Tom Ferris, Toma¿ ¿alamun, Johnny Olson, and Joe Milazzo. In his foreward, Koniecki writes:"After Working Hours is a tribute to artists who must find ways to navigate the adult working world, much like Bukowski and his post-office. Many artists must ingest the poison of soul-raping day jobs, yet still find ways to funnel inspiration from the slavery of keeping-the-lights-on into the ability to be sensitive again, to be moved again to be creative again. Art needs pain for relevance. You don't get to bear the scar of art if you haven't suffered the pain of the cut."