borders/immigrationnour/light/flame/lanternwarbirdmetaphorspicesreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanibombs/dronesorangesheart/soulfragrant/perfume/aromarosewaternames aspecificplantflowermad atamerica/whitepeoplesewing/stitchingonewordlineentirepoemrhymesdaddyissuesthe poemis reallyjust asentencedeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snameolivessmell ofmom’scookinggrandmother’shandslargebody ofwatersomethingaboutbranchesor rootsuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermsurveillancehomelandlessonsaboutself-loveborders/immigrationnour/light/flame/lanternwarbirdmetaphorspicesreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanibombs/dronesorangesheart/soulfragrant/perfume/aromarosewaternames aspecificplantflowermad atamerica/whitepeoplesewing/stitchingonewordlineentirepoemrhymesdaddyissuesthe poemis reallyjust asentencedeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snameolivessmell ofmom’scookinggrandmother’shandslargebody ofwatersomethingaboutbranchesor rootsuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermsurveillancehomelandlessonsaboutself-love

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