bombs/dronesgrandmother’shandslessonsaboutself-loveorangessurveillancelargebody ofwaterhomelandheart/souluses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermfragrant/perfume/aromawarsmell ofmom’scookingolivesfloweronewordlinenour/light/flame/lanternreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanispicesborders/immigrationdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamethe poemis reallyjust asentencesewing/stitchingbirdmetaphorentirepoemrhymesrosewaternames aspecificplantmad atamerica/whitepeoplesomethingaboutbranchesor rootsdaddyissuesbombs/dronesgrandmother’shandslessonsaboutself-loveorangessurveillancelargebody ofwaterhomelandheart/souluses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermfragrant/perfume/aromawarsmell ofmom’scookingolivesfloweronewordlinenour/light/flame/lanternreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanispicesborders/immigrationdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamethe poemis reallyjust asentencesewing/stitchingbirdmetaphorentirepoemrhymesrosewaternames aspecificplantmad atamerica/whitepeoplesomethingaboutbranchesor rootsdaddyissues

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