Annie Yellowe Palma grew up in her mother's native Portadown, County Armagh, then she moved to New York in 1988, and became a clinical psychologist, then later has worked with several mental hospitals and helped treat mentally and emotionally disturbed patients.
Annie Yellowe Palma (born 18 April 1962) is a British poet, author and child protection advocate. She moved to London in 1986 and became a qualified social worker with a Diploma in Social Work and a BSc in Applied Social Science. Palma has worked with several children's centres and helped improve their child protection services. 
