Overly complexmetaphors thatleave theaudienceconfusedThe host givinglong-winded,floweryintroductions toeach poetLong dramaticpauses -someonereads with lotsof emotion!someone readstheir word witha rhythm,almost likeslam poetrySomeoneshares abouta sexualexperienceFree!MicadjustmentstrugglesReadingfromcrumpledpaper or anotebookSome onerhymesalmost allwordsstaringintensely atthe audienceas theyperformSomeoneshakily readingtheir first poemin front of anencouragingcrowda workaboutexistentialcrisisAudiencemurmursthoughtsafter eachworksomeonesnapsfingersinstead ofclappingsomeonehas a hat onwhilereading theirworkSomeonework is abouttheirexperience asa gay personOverly complexmetaphors thatleave theaudienceconfusedThe host givinglong-winded,floweryintroductions toeach poetLong dramaticpauses -someonereads with lotsof emotion!someone readstheir word witha rhythm,almost likeslam poetrySomeoneshares abouta sexualexperienceFree!MicadjustmentstrugglesReadingfromcrumpledpaper or anotebookSome onerhymesalmost allwordsstaringintensely atthe audienceas theyperformSomeoneshakily readingtheir first poemin front of anencouragingcrowda workaboutexistentialcrisisAudiencemurmursthoughtsafter eachworksomeonesnapsfingersinstead ofclappingsomeonehas a hat onwhilereading theirworkSomeonework is abouttheirexperience asa gay person

WORD UP! - 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. Overly complex metaphors that leave the audience confused
  2. The host giving long-winded, flowery introductions to each poet
  3. Long dramatic pauses - someone reads with lots of emotion!
  4. someone reads their word with a rhythm, almost like slam poetry
  5. Someone shares about a sexual experience
  6. Free!
  7. Mic adjustment struggles
  8. Reading from crumpled paper or a notebook
  9. Some one rhymes almost all words
  10. staring intensely at the audience as they perform
  11. Someone shakily reading their first poem in front of an encouraging crowd
  12. a work about existential crisis
  13. Audience murmurs thoughts after each work
  14. someone snaps fingers instead of clapping
  15. someone has a hat on while reading their work
  16. Someone work is about their experience as a gay person