deepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamespicesgrandmother’shandssurveillancefragrant/perfume/aromasmell ofmom’scookinghomelandheart/soulolivessomethingaboutbranchesor rootsbirdmetaphornames aspecificplantrosewateruses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermlessonsaboutself-loveorangesnour/light/flame/lanternwarreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanimad atamerica/whitepeopleborders/immigrationlargebody ofwaterentirepoemrhymesdaddyissuesonewordlineflowerbombs/dronesthe poemis reallyjust asentencesewing/stitchingdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamespicesgrandmother’shandssurveillancefragrant/perfume/aromasmell ofmom’scookinghomelandheart/soulolivessomethingaboutbranchesor rootsbirdmetaphornames aspecificplantrosewateruses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermlessonsaboutself-loveorangesnour/light/flame/lanternwarreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanimad atamerica/whitepeopleborders/immigrationlargebody ofwaterentirepoemrhymesdaddyissuesonewordlineflowerbombs/dronesthe poemis reallyjust asentencesewing/stitching

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