Unsalted Blue Sunrise
Kathryn Haydon’s poems in Unsalted Blue Sunrise will awaken your deep soul thinking. They explore Lake Michigan’s richness as metaphor, art, relationship, and outspoken personality. Written over the four seasons of a year, the poems probe topics both personal and universal. They will surprise you with fresh images and bold perspectives.
This book is the gift you share with everyone who has ever watched in awe as the sun rises and sets over our eloquent lake.
Read more about Kathryn and the book in Bill Mclean’s article “Rapture and Verse,” in North Shore Weekend.
Upcoming Events:
East on Central and Highland Park Library Author Festival
Saturday, November 18, 2023
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Highland Park Public Library
494 Laurel Avenue, Highland Park
Off Campus Writers Workshop Book Sale
Thursday, November 30, 2023
9:00 am
Winnetka Community House
Winnetka, IL
Wintering on the Prairie
February 2023
Wednesday morning nature and writing immersions
Lake Forest Open Lands
Register Here!
Past Events:
Dickinson Hall
Luncheon and poetry reading from Unsalted
November 2023
The Book Stall
Poetry Reading from Unsalted
October 2023
Printers Row Lit Fest
“Poetry of Lakes and Rivers”
September 2023
The Mather
Poetry Reading from Unsalted
September 2023
Lake Bluff History Museum
“An Evening of Poetry and Wine”
August 2023
Lake Forest Open Lands Association
“Nature’s Poetry” hike through Green Nature Preserve
July 2023
Lake Forest Book Store
Poetry Reading from Unsalted
June 2023
Highland Park Poetry
Poetry Reading from Unsalted
June 2023
What People Are Saying:
“I love Kathryn Haydon’s poems. They’re both playful and profound, transporting us to Lake Michigan’s shores. Let this book inspire you to paint your own word pictures of a place you love.”—Susan G. Wooldridge, author of poemcrazy
“Artists like [Kathryn], journalists, scientists, and so many others are what will save our amazing, magnificent, majestic Great Lakes.” —Cameron Davis, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner; former presidential “Great Lakes Czar” and CEO of Alliance for the Great Lakes
“These deceptively simple poems delight the senses. Lake Michigan becomes a witty mirror to human longings in Kathryn Haydon’s brief, luminous lyrics.”—Joshua Corey, author of Hannah and the Master
“The lake sparkles in this collection. There is musicality and energy to these poems.”—Jennifer Meyer, Highland Park Poetry
“Kathryn Haydon’s poetry has the power to transport us to tranquility. She offers both flow and dissonance in mood. She guides her readers to personal interpretation and visions of memorable images. All at once, Kathryn encourages us to breathe deeply, and still leaves us breathless.”—Julie Isaacson, Author of The Angry Chef: Satisfying Recipes Inspired by Unsatisfying Relationships
