heart/soulmad atamerica/whitepeoplenames aspecificplantbirdmetaphorsmell ofmom’scookingdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamedaddyissuesrosewateronewordlineentirepoemrhymesorangesborders/immigrationfragrant/perfume/aromareferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanispicesuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermsurveillancehomelandlargebody ofwaterlessonsaboutself-lovethe poemis reallyjust asentencenour/light/flame/lanterngrandmother’shandsbombs/dronessewing/stitchingsomethingaboutbranchesor rootsflowerwarolivesheart/soulmad atamerica/whitepeoplenames aspecificplantbirdmetaphorsmell ofmom’scookingdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamedaddyissuesrosewateronewordlineentirepoemrhymesorangesborders/immigrationfragrant/perfume/aromareferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanispicesuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermsurveillancehomelandlargebody ofwaterlessonsaboutself-lovethe poemis reallyjust asentencenour/light/flame/lanterngrandmother’shandsbombs/dronessewing/stitchingsomethingaboutbranchesor rootsflowerwarolives

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