the poemis reallyjust asentenceonewordlinesomethingaboutbranchesor rootslargebody ofwaterlessonsaboutself-lovewarbombs/droneshomelandgrandmother’shandssmell ofmom’scookingrosewatermad atamerica/whitepeopleolivesborders/immigrationnames aspecificplantsurveillancespicesreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanidaddyissuesorangesfragrant/perfume/aromaheart/soulflowerdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamesewing/stitchinguses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermnour/light/flame/lanternbirdmetaphorentirepoemrhymesthe poemis reallyjust asentenceonewordlinesomethingaboutbranchesor rootslargebody ofwaterlessonsaboutself-lovewarbombs/droneshomelandgrandmother’shandssmell ofmom’scookingrosewatermad atamerica/whitepeopleolivesborders/immigrationnames aspecificplantsurveillancespicesreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanidaddyissuesorangesfragrant/perfume/aromaheart/soulflowerdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamesewing/stitchinguses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermnour/light/flame/lanternbirdmetaphorentirepoemrhymes

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