flowerwarnour/light/flame/lanternorangesgrandmother’shandsolivesbombs/dronesthe poemis reallyjust asentencefragrant/perfume/aromamad atamerica/whitepeopleborders/immigrationhomelandsewing/stitchingnames aspecificplantheart/soulsmell ofmom’scookingrosewaterreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanispicesentirepoemrhymesdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snameonewordlineuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermbirdmetaphorlargebody ofwaterdaddyissueslessonsaboutself-lovesomethingaboutbranchesor rootssurveillanceflowerwarnour/light/flame/lanternorangesgrandmother’shandsolivesbombs/dronesthe poemis reallyjust asentencefragrant/perfume/aromamad atamerica/whitepeopleborders/immigrationhomelandsewing/stitchingnames aspecificplantheart/soulsmell ofmom’scookingrosewaterreferencesedward said,mahmouddarwish, orghassankanafanispicesentirepoemrhymesdeepthoughtsaboutsomeone’snameonewordlineuses a 3+syllablepoliticaltermbirdmetaphorlargebody ofwaterdaddyissueslessonsaboutself-lovesomethingaboutbranchesor rootssurveillance

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