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