Someoneshakily readingtheir first poemin front of anencouragingcrowda workaboutexistentialcrisisSomeoneshares abouta sexualexperienceAudiencemurmursthoughtsafter eachworkSomeonework is abouttheirexperience asa gay personsomeonesnapsfingersinstead ofclappingLong dramaticpauses -someonereads with lotsof emotion!Free!Micadjustmentstrugglesstaringintensely atthe audienceas theyperformsomeone readstheir word witha rhythm,almost likeslam poetryThe host givinglong-winded,floweryintroductions toeach poetOverly complexmetaphors thatleave theaudienceconfusedSome onerhymesalmost allwordssomeonehas a hat onwhilereading theirworkReadingfromcrumpledpaper or anotebookSomeoneshakily readingtheir first poemin front of anencouragingcrowda workaboutexistentialcrisisSomeoneshares abouta sexualexperienceAudiencemurmursthoughtsafter eachworkSomeonework is abouttheirexperience asa gay personsomeonesnapsfingersinstead ofclappingLong dramaticpauses -someonereads with lotsof emotion!Free!Micadjustmentstrugglesstaringintensely atthe audienceas theyperformsomeone readstheir word witha rhythm,almost likeslam poetryThe host givinglong-winded,floweryintroductions toeach poetOverly complexmetaphors thatleave theaudienceconfusedSome onerhymesalmost allwordssomeonehas a hat onwhilereading theirworkReadingfromcrumpledpaper or anotebook

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