lessonsaboutself-loveolivesonewordlinesewing/stitchingnour/light/flame/lanternmad atamerica/whitepeopleorangesthe poemis reallyjust asentenceflowerbombs/dronesfragrant/perfume/aromabirdmetaphorspicessomethingaboutbranchesor rootssmell ofmom’scookingwardaddyissuessurveillancenames aspecificplantentirepoemrhymesborders/immigrationheart/soullargebody ofwaterrosewaterreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanihomelanddeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamegrandmother’shandsuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermlessonsaboutself-loveolivesonewordlinesewing/stitchingnour/light/flame/lanternmad atamerica/whitepeopleorangesthe poemis reallyjust asentenceflowerbombs/dronesfragrant/perfume/aromabirdmetaphorspicessomethingaboutbranchesor rootssmell ofmom’scookingwardaddyissuessurveillancenames aspecificplantentirepoemrhymesborders/immigrationheart/soullargebody ofwaterrosewaterreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanihomelanddeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamegrandmother’shandsuses a 3+syllablepoliticalterm

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