rosewaternour/light/flame/lanternlargebody ofwaterlessonsaboutself-lovesmell ofmom’scookingmad atamerica/whitepeoplewaronewordlineorangesuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafanifragrant/perfume/aromadaddyissueshomelandpomegranatesbombs/dronessurveillancegrandmother’shandsnames aspecificplantolivesusesmultiplelanguagessomethingfeministborders/immigrationthe poemis reallyjust asentencesomethingaboutbranchesor rootsspicesbirdmetaphorentirepoemrhymesheart/soulrosewaternour/light/flame/lanternlargebody ofwaterlessonsaboutself-lovesmell ofmom’scookingmad atamerica/whitepeoplewaronewordlineorangesuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafanifragrant/perfume/aromadaddyissueshomelandpomegranatesbombs/dronessurveillancegrandmother’shandsnames aspecificplantolivesusesmultiplelanguagessomethingfeministborders/immigrationthe poemis reallyjust asentencesomethingaboutbranchesor rootsspicesbirdmetaphorentirepoemrhymesheart/soul

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