nour/light/flame/lanternflowerfragrant/perfume/aromaorangesspiceslessonsaboutself-loveuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermsomethingaboutbranchesor rootsrosewaterheart/soulbombs/dronesnames aspecificplantdaddyissuessurveillancethe poemis reallyjust asentencewarborders/immigrationentirepoemrhymesonewordlinesmell ofmom’scookingolivesbirdmetaphordeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamegrandmother’shandslargebody ofwaterhomelandmad atamerica/whitepeoplesewing/stitchingreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafaninour/light/flame/lanternflowerfragrant/perfume/aromaorangesspiceslessonsaboutself-loveuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermsomethingaboutbranchesor rootsrosewaterheart/soulbombs/dronesnames aspecificplantdaddyissuessurveillancethe poemis reallyjust asentencewarborders/immigrationentirepoemrhymesonewordlinesmell ofmom’scookingolivesbirdmetaphordeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamegrandmother’shandslargebody ofwaterhomelandmad atamerica/whitepeoplesewing/stitchingreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafani

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