A contrapuntal poem is made up of multiple poems, which invites readers to read the poem in two or more ways. Learn about the poem’s origins, read examples by Nkosi Nkululeko, Tyehimba Jess, and others, write, share drafts, and devise strategies for completing your own poems in this tradition.  

Writers for Readers
These classes are taught by graduate students in the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s MFA Program in Creative Writing. 

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