surveillanceuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermmad atamerica/whitepeoplenames aspecificplantentirepoemrhymeshomelandpomegranatesreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafanilessonsaboutself-lovesomethingaboutbranchesor rootsbombs/dronesdaddyissuesoliveswarusesmultiplelanguagessmell ofmom’scookingborders/immigrationthe poemis reallyjust asentencenour/light/flame/lanternlargebody ofwaterfragrant/perfume/aromaheart/soulonewordlinegrandmother’shandssomethingfeministspicesorangesrosewaterbirdmetaphorsurveillanceuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermmad atamerica/whitepeoplenames aspecificplantentirepoemrhymeshomelandpomegranatesreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafanilessonsaboutself-lovesomethingaboutbranchesor rootsbombs/dronesdaddyissuesoliveswarusesmultiplelanguagessmell ofmom’scookingborders/immigrationthe poemis reallyjust asentencenour/light/flame/lanternlargebody ofwaterfragrant/perfume/aromaheart/soulonewordlinegrandmother’shandssomethingfeministspicesorangesrosewaterbirdmetaphor

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