These poems make vivid the wrenching decision to end a pregnancy and lose the person who might have been born. In a feat of imagination, we are allowed to hear the voice of that "little ghost," poignant, witty, and, indeed, "wise." A touching, multi-faceted, collection that reminds us that every inhale, as every exhale is a reach / to connect through the ancestral chords of the whole.
— Ellen Bass, Author of Indigo
Emily Hyland
Emily Hyland is a poet, restaurateur, educator, and mindful movement teacher. Her debut collection of poetry, Divorced Business Partners, explores the complex nature of a relationship's evolution from marriage through ugly divorce into unexpected kinship.
HIGHLIGHTED IN
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
— Annie Dillard
YOGA
CLASS SCHEDULE
Yoga classes with Emily are available in-person at the YogaSource Santa Fe studio and virtually online on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
RETREAT & WORKSHOPS
Curated yoga and wellness events, retreats, and workshops across the globe make time for you to delve deeper into your awareness and practice.
POETRY
my wise little ghost
Coming out in July 2026, My Wise Little Ghost, Emily’s latent grief over her abortion from many years ago is activated by her sister’s pregnancy. Week by week, as she learns all about how her niece develops in utero, Hyland uncovers the texture of buried, complicated feelings from the impossible timing and circumstance of the end of her marriage that led to the choice she made. As she tracks memory and experience on deep psychedelic therapy journeys, the unexpected arises: “who-would’ve- been-Daisy” finds voice and narrates the story from somewhere off in the cosmos, in conversation with Hyland, as each speaker works through what happened and touches into who they are—and aren’t—as a result of Hyland’s abortion.
Divorced Business Partners: A Love Story
Emily’s poetry collection, "Divorced Business Partners," was published by Howling Bird Press in October 2024.
The collection follows spouses as they take on a business venture and open a restaurant. The little business quickly becomes successful, and their marriage collapses in the process. Before they know it, husband and wife are nothing more than divorced business partners.
PIZZA
Emily is the namesake founder of the Pizza Loves Emily and Emmy Squared restaurant groups, boasting thirty locations worldwide.
Beloved by locals and visitors and with menu items named among the “Must Try Dishes to call yourself a New Yorker” by Zagat, one of “the best New Dishes in NYC” by Time Out New York, and a “must-visit for even those who aren’t pizza-obsessed” by Vogue.