the poemis reallyjust asentencenour/light/flame/lanternbirdmetaphororangesusesmultiplelanguagesheart/soulonewordlinenames aspecificplantbombs/dronesdaddyissuesrosewatergrandmother’shandsolivessomethingfeministhomelandsmell ofmom’scookingborders/immigrationpomegranatessomethingaboutbranchesor rootsuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafanispiceslargebody ofwatermad atamerica/whitepeoplefragrant/perfume/aromaentirepoemrhymeswarsurveillancelessonsaboutself-lovethe poemis reallyjust asentencenour/light/flame/lanternbirdmetaphororangesusesmultiplelanguagesheart/soulonewordlinenames aspecificplantbombs/dronesdaddyissuesrosewatergrandmother’shandsolivessomethingfeministhomelandsmell ofmom’scookingborders/immigrationpomegranatessomethingaboutbranchesor rootsuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafanispiceslargebody ofwatermad atamerica/whitepeoplefragrant/perfume/aromaentirepoemrhymeswarsurveillancelessonsaboutself-love

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