heart/soulbombs/dronessmell ofmom’scookingusesmultiplelanguagesbirdmetaphorlargebody ofwaterreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafaniwarhomelanduses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermspicespomegranatesborders/immigrationsomethingfeministdaddyissuesrosewaternames aspecificplantorangesmad atamerica/whitepeoplesomethingaboutbranchesor rootsfragrant/perfume/aromaonewordlinenour/light/flame/lanternlessonsaboutself-lovesurveillancegrandmother’shandsthe poemis reallyjust asentenceentirepoemrhymesolivesheart/soulbombs/dronessmell ofmom’scookingusesmultiplelanguagesbirdmetaphorlargebody ofwaterreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafaniwarhomelanduses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermspicespomegranatesborders/immigrationsomethingfeministdaddyissuesrosewaternames aspecificplantorangesmad atamerica/whitepeoplesomethingaboutbranchesor rootsfragrant/perfume/aromaonewordlinenour/light/flame/lanternlessonsaboutself-lovesurveillancegrandmother’shandsthe poemis reallyjust asentenceentirepoemrhymesolives

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