referencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafanipomegranatessmell ofmom’scookingbirdmetaphorheart/soulsurveillanceorangeswarsomethingaboutbranchesor rootsentirepoemrhymesuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermlargebody ofwaterspicesborders/immigrationdaddyissuesonewordlinefragrant/perfume/aromalessonsaboutself-loveolivesbombs/dronesgrandmother’shandsthe poemis reallyjust asentenceusesmultiplelanguagessomethingfeministnames aspecificplantmad atamerica/whitepeoplenour/light/flame/lanternhomelandrosewaterreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafanipomegranatessmell ofmom’scookingbirdmetaphorheart/soulsurveillanceorangeswarsomethingaboutbranchesor rootsentirepoemrhymesuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermlargebody ofwaterspicesborders/immigrationdaddyissuesonewordlinefragrant/perfume/aromalessonsaboutself-loveolivesbombs/dronesgrandmother’shandsthe poemis reallyjust asentenceusesmultiplelanguagessomethingfeministnames aspecificplantmad atamerica/whitepeoplenour/light/flame/lanternhomelandrosewater

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.


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