Hayli Nicole's first collection of poetry is a vulnerable account of the transition from adolescence into adulthood from someone in the thick of it. Written between the years 2005 and 2019, her poems touch on the subjects of anxiety, love, travel, death, and divorce. Emergence shows the evolution of a woman's soul from the beginning stages of expression to a deeper exploration of our relationship with the world. Rooted in nature and often inspired by love, Hayli takes us through her journey of creative vulnerability, how she is able to transform heartbreak, trauma, and tragedy into something beautiful through the written (and spoken) word, and what it means to finally emerge the woman, adventurer, and poet she always hoped she would become.