lessonsaboutself-loveheart/soulsmell ofmom’scookingdaddyissuesorangessomethingaboutbranchesor rootslargebody ofwaterrosewaterspicessewing/stitchingnour/light/flame/lanternthe poemis reallyjust asentenceolivessurveillancehomelandwarbirdmetaphorentirepoemrhymesbombs/dronesonewordlinefragrant/perfume/aromauses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermborders/immigrationreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanigrandmother’shandsdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamenames aspecificplantflowermad atamerica/whitepeoplelessonsaboutself-loveheart/soulsmell ofmom’scookingdaddyissuesorangessomethingaboutbranchesor rootslargebody ofwaterrosewaterspicessewing/stitchingnour/light/flame/lanternthe poemis reallyjust asentenceolivessurveillancehomelandwarbirdmetaphorentirepoemrhymesbombs/dronesonewordlinefragrant/perfume/aromauses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermborders/immigrationreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanigrandmother’shandsdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamenames aspecificplantflowermad atamerica/whitepeople

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