grandmother’shandsusesmultiplelanguagesrosewaterhomelandbombs/dronesthe poemis reallyjust asentencebirdmetaphorsomethingaboutbranchesor rootsuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermheart/soulmad atamerica/whitepeoplesmell ofmom’scookingwardaddyissuessurveillanceolivesreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafanipomegranateslargebody ofwateronewordlinesomethingfeministfragrant/perfume/aromalessonsaboutself-loveentirepoemrhymesspicesnour/light/flame/lanternorangesborders/immigrationnames aspecificplantgrandmother’shandsusesmultiplelanguagesrosewaterhomelandbombs/dronesthe poemis reallyjust asentencebirdmetaphorsomethingaboutbranchesor rootsuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermheart/soulmad atamerica/whitepeoplesmell ofmom’scookingwardaddyissuessurveillanceolivesreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafanipomegranateslargebody ofwateronewordlinesomethingfeministfragrant/perfume/aromalessonsaboutself-loveentirepoemrhymesspicesnour/light/flame/lanternorangesborders/immigrationnames aspecificplant

DIASPORA POETRY - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. grandmother’s hands
  2. uses multiple languages
  3. rose water
  4. homeland
  5. bombs/drones
  6. the poem is really just a sentence
  7. bird metaphor
  8. something about branches or roots
  9. uses a 3+ syllable political term
  10. heart/soul
  11. mad at america/white people
  12. smell of mom’s cooking
  13. war
  14. daddy issues
  15. surveillance
  16. olives
  17. references edward said, mahmoud darwish, or ghassan kanafani
  18. pomegranates
  19. large body of water
  20. one word line
  21. something feminist
  22. fragrant/ perfume/aroma
  23. lessons about self-love
  24. entire poem rhymes
  25. spices
  26. nour/light/ flame/lantern
  27. oranges
  28. borders/ immigration
  29. names a specific plant