usesmultiplelanguagesspicesthe poemis reallyjust asentencewarbirdmetaphorreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafaniborders/immigrationlessonsaboutself-lovepomegranatesorangesuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermheart/soulsmell ofmom’scookingnames aspecificplantsomethingfeministdaddyissuesrosewaternour/light/flame/lanternoliveshomelandgrandmother’shandssurveillanceonewordlineentirepoemrhymessomethingaboutbranchesor rootsmad atamerica/whitepeoplebombs/droneslargebody ofwaterfragrant/perfume/aromausesmultiplelanguagesspicesthe poemis reallyjust asentencewarbirdmetaphorreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafaniborders/immigrationlessonsaboutself-lovepomegranatesorangesuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermheart/soulsmell ofmom’scookingnames aspecificplantsomethingfeministdaddyissuesrosewaternour/light/flame/lanternoliveshomelandgrandmother’shandssurveillanceonewordlineentirepoemrhymessomethingaboutbranchesor rootsmad atamerica/whitepeoplebombs/droneslargebody ofwaterfragrant/perfume/aroma

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