homelandsomethingaboutbranchesor rootsusesmultiplelanguagesgrandmother’shandsuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafaninour/light/flame/lanternsomethingfeministborders/immigrationfragrant/perfume/aromaorangesnames aspecificplantpomegranatesdaddyissuesonewordlinerosewaterlessonsaboutself-lovethe poemis reallyjust asentencespicessmell ofmom’scookinglargebody ofwatersurveillanceheart/soulolivesentirepoemrhymesmad atamerica/whitepeoplebirdmetaphorwarbombs/droneshomelandsomethingaboutbranchesor rootsusesmultiplelanguagesgrandmother’shandsuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafaninour/light/flame/lanternsomethingfeministborders/immigrationfragrant/perfume/aromaorangesnames aspecificplantpomegranatesdaddyissuesonewordlinerosewaterlessonsaboutself-lovethe poemis reallyjust asentencespicessmell ofmom’scookinglargebody ofwatersurveillanceheart/soulolivesentirepoemrhymesmad atamerica/whitepeoplebirdmetaphorwarbombs/drones

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