Some onerhymesalmost allwordsstaringintensely atthe audienceas theyperformSomeoneshares abouta sexualexperienceLong dramaticpauses -someonereads with lotsof emotion!Audiencemurmursthoughtsafter eachworkMicadjustmentstrugglessomeonesnapsfingersinstead ofclappingsomeone readstheir word witha rhythm,almost likeslam poetryReadingfromcrumpledpaper or anotebookThe host givinglong-winded,floweryintroductions toeach poetOverly complexmetaphors thatleave theaudienceconfusedsomeonehas a hat onwhilereading theirworkFree!Someoneshakily readingtheir first poemin front of anencouragingcrowda workaboutexistentialcrisisSomeonework is abouttheirexperience asa gay personSome onerhymesalmost allwordsstaringintensely atthe audienceas theyperformSomeoneshares abouta sexualexperienceLong dramaticpauses -someonereads with lotsof emotion!Audiencemurmursthoughtsafter eachworkMicadjustmentstrugglessomeonesnapsfingersinstead ofclappingsomeone readstheir word witha rhythm,almost likeslam poetryReadingfromcrumpledpaper or anotebookThe host givinglong-winded,floweryintroductions toeach poetOverly complexmetaphors thatleave theaudienceconfusedsomeonehas a hat onwhilereading theirworkFree!Someoneshakily readingtheir first poemin front of anencouragingcrowda workaboutexistentialcrisisSomeonework 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. Some one rhymes almost all words
  2. staring intensely at the audience as they perform
  3. Someone shares about a sexual experience
  4. Long dramatic pauses - someone reads with lots of emotion!
  5. Audience murmurs thoughts after each work
  6. Mic adjustment struggles
  7. someone snaps fingers instead of clapping
  8. someone reads their word with a rhythm, almost like slam poetry
  9. Reading from crumpled paper or a notebook
  10. The host giving long-winded, flowery introductions to each poet
  11. Overly complex metaphors that leave the audience confused
  12. someone has a hat on while reading their work
  13. Free!
  14. Someone shakily reading their first poem in front of an encouraging crowd
  15. a work about existential crisis
  16. Someone work is about their experience as a gay person