staringintensely atthe audienceas theyperformSome onerhymesalmost allwordsThe host givinglong-winded,floweryintroductions toeach poetReadingfromcrumpledpaper or anotebookAudiencemurmursthoughtsafter eachworkSomeoneshakily readingtheir first poemin front of anencouragingcrowdsomeonesnapsfingersinstead ofclappinga workaboutexistentialcrisisSomeonework is abouttheirexperience asa gay personOverly complexmetaphors thatleave theaudienceconfusedLong dramaticpauses -someonereads with lotsof emotion!Someoneshares abouta sexualexperienceFree!someone readstheir word witha rhythm,almost likeslam poetryMicadjustmentstrugglessomeonehas a hat onwhilereading theirworkstaringintensely atthe audienceas theyperformSome onerhymesalmost allwordsThe host givinglong-winded,floweryintroductions toeach poetReadingfromcrumpledpaper or anotebookAudiencemurmursthoughtsafter eachworkSomeoneshakily readingtheir first poemin front of anencouragingcrowdsomeonesnapsfingersinstead ofclappinga workaboutexistentialcrisisSomeonework is abouttheirexperience asa gay personOverly complexmetaphors thatleave theaudienceconfusedLong dramaticpauses -someonereads with lotsof emotion!Someoneshares abouta sexualexperienceFree!someone readstheir word witha rhythm,almost likeslam poetryMicadjustmentstrugglessomeonehas a hat onwhilereading theirwork

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