About my Watson Fellowship

United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Tunisia, Oman, Morocco & Spain

Meandering countless souks, mountain passes, and desert pathways, I traveled through Jordan, UAE, Oman, Tunisia, Morocco, and Spain researching “Voice and Veil: The Power and Impact of Arab Women Poets on Society.”

I made nearly inedible chocolate chip cookies in a Palestinian refugee camp, joined an all-night poetry reading in Sousse, danced at unexpected weddings in borrowed clothes, and mourned at the grave of Mahmoud Darwish. It was in these moments that I discovered my authentic self and my passion for hands-on social justice.

The masks, affectations, and pretensions dashed in the formative process that is The Watson Fellowship.

Kelsey Threatte ’09, Watson Fellow

Kelsey Threatte ’09, Watson Fellow

Kelsey Threatte ’09, Watson Fellow

Kelsey Threatte ’09, Watson Fellow

Kelsey Threatte ’09, Watson Fellow

Kelsey Threatte ’09, Watson Fellow

Kelsey Threatte ’09, Watson Fellow

Kelsey Threatte ’09, Watson Fellow

Kelsey Threatte ’09, Watson Fellow

Kelsey Threatte ’09, Watson Fellow

Kelsey Threatte ’09, Watson Fellow