sewing/stitchinguses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermflowerdaddyissueslessonsaboutself-lovelargebody ofwaternour/light/flame/lanternthe poemis reallyjust asentenceorangesdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamewarentirepoemrhymesolivesfragrant/perfume/aromasomethingaboutbranchesor rootsonewordlinesurveillancegrandmother’shandsrosewatermad atamerica/whitepeopleborders/immigrationreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafaniheart/soulbirdmetaphorsmell ofmom’scookinghomelandnames aspecificplantspicesbombs/dronessewing/stitchinguses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermflowerdaddyissueslessonsaboutself-lovelargebody ofwaternour/light/flame/lanternthe poemis reallyjust asentenceorangesdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snamewarentirepoemrhymesolivesfragrant/perfume/aromasomethingaboutbranchesor rootsonewordlinesurveillancegrandmother’shandsrosewatermad atamerica/whitepeopleborders/immigrationreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafaniheart/soulbirdmetaphorsmell ofmom’scookinghomelandnames aspecificplantspicesbombs/drones

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