homelandreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafaniheart/soulmad atamerica/whitepeopleolivesborders/immigrationorangesgrandmother’shandslessonsaboutself-lovebirdmetaphorthe poemis reallyjust asentencenour/light/flame/lanternsmell ofmom’scookinglargebody ofwatersurveillancebombs/dronesusesmultiplelanguagesspiceswarrosewaternames aspecificplantfragrant/perfume/aromasomethingfeministentirepoemrhymesonewordlinepomegranatesdaddyissuesuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermsomethingaboutbranchesor rootshomelandreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafaniheart/soulmad atamerica/whitepeopleolivesborders/immigrationorangesgrandmother’shandslessonsaboutself-lovebirdmetaphorthe poemis reallyjust asentencenour/light/flame/lanternsmell ofmom’scookinglargebody ofwatersurveillancebombs/dronesusesmultiplelanguagesspiceswarrosewaternames aspecificplantfragrant/perfume/aromasomethingfeministentirepoemrhymesonewordlinepomegranatesdaddyissuesuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermsomethingaboutbranchesor roots

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