names aspecificplantsomethingfeministrosewaterolivesnour/light/flame/lanternmad atamerica/whitepeoplesomethingaboutbranchesor rootsentirepoemrhymesdaddyissuesbombs/dronesuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermonewordlineborders/immigrationsurveillancelargebody ofwaterpomegranatesheart/soulwarthe poemis reallyjust asentencegrandmother’shandsusesmultiplelanguagesreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafaniorangeslessonsaboutself-lovebirdmetaphorhomelandspicesfragrant/perfume/aromasmell ofmom’scookingnames aspecificplantsomethingfeministrosewaterolivesnour/light/flame/lanternmad atamerica/whitepeoplesomethingaboutbranchesor rootsentirepoemrhymesdaddyissuesbombs/dronesuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermonewordlineborders/immigrationsurveillancelargebody ofwaterpomegranatesheart/soulwarthe poemis reallyjust asentencegrandmother’shandsusesmultiplelanguagesreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish,or ghassankanafaniorangeslessonsaboutself-lovebirdmetaphorhomelandspicesfragrant/perfume/aromasmell ofmom’scooking

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