the poemis reallyjust asentencenour/light/flame/lanterngrandmother’shandsreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanibirdmetaphorentirepoemrhymesdaddyissuesoliveshomelandlessonsaboutself-lovespicesonewordlinesmell ofmom’scookingsomethingaboutbranchesor rootsfragrant/perfume/aromabombs/dronesrosewaterflowerdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamesurveillancesewing/stitchingheart/soulorangeslargebody ofwateruses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermnames aspecificplantborders/immigrationmad atamerica/whitepeoplewarthe poemis reallyjust asentencenour/light/flame/lanterngrandmother’shandsreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanibirdmetaphorentirepoemrhymesdaddyissuesoliveshomelandlessonsaboutself-lovespicesonewordlinesmell ofmom’scookingsomethingaboutbranchesor rootsfragrant/perfume/aromabombs/dronesrosewaterflowerdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamesurveillancesewing/stitchingheart/soulorangeslargebody ofwateruses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermnames aspecificplantborders/immigrationmad atamerica/whitepeoplewar

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