staringintensely atthe audienceas theyperforma workaboutexistentialcrisisReadingfromcrumpledpaper or anotebookSomeoneshakily readingtheir first poemin front of anencouragingcrowdMicadjustmentstrugglesThe host givinglong-winded,floweryintroductions toeach poetsomeonehas a hat onwhilereading theirworkSomeonework is abouttheirexperience asa gay personsomeone readstheir word witha rhythm,almost likeslam poetrySomeoneshares abouta sexualexperienceLong dramaticpauses -someonereads with lotsof emotion!Some onerhymesalmost allwordsFree!Audiencemurmursthoughtsafter eachworksomeonesnapsfingersinstead ofclappingOverly complexmetaphors thatleave theaudienceconfusedstaringintensely atthe audienceas theyperforma workaboutexistentialcrisisReadingfromcrumpledpaper or anotebookSomeoneshakily readingtheir first poemin front of anencouragingcrowdMicadjustmentstrugglesThe host givinglong-winded,floweryintroductions toeach poetsomeonehas a hat onwhilereading theirworkSomeonework is abouttheirexperience asa gay personsomeone readstheir word witha rhythm,almost likeslam poetrySomeoneshares abouta sexualexperienceLong dramaticpauses -someonereads with lotsof emotion!Some onerhymesalmost allwordsFree!Audiencemurmursthoughtsafter eachworksomeonesnapsfingersinstead ofclappingOverly complexmetaphors thatleave theaudienceconfused

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