bombs/dronessurveillancenour/light/flame/lanternmad atamerica/whitepeopleheart/soulsomethingfeministentirepoemrhymesbirdmetaphoronewordlineolivesuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermusesmultiplelanguagesdaddyissuesborders/immigrationsomethingaboutbranchesor rootslessonsaboutself-lovespicesnames aspecificplantgrandmother’shandsorangespomegranatessmell ofmom’scookingwarreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafanilargebody ofwaterrosewaterthe poemis reallyjust asentencehomelandfragrant/perfume/aromabombs/dronessurveillancenour/light/flame/lanternmad atamerica/whitepeopleheart/soulsomethingfeministentirepoemrhymesbirdmetaphoronewordlineolivesuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermusesmultiplelanguagesdaddyissuesborders/immigrationsomethingaboutbranchesor rootslessonsaboutself-lovespicesnames aspecificplantgrandmother’shandsorangespomegranatessmell ofmom’scookingwarreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafanilargebody ofwaterrosewaterthe poemis reallyjust asentencehomelandfragrant/perfume/aroma

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