Mother of two, Yarrow reveals her passion for the environment and world peace through her poetry. Introduced to the art of haiku in the early 1970's while teaching at a New Jersey college, Touting a Masters Degree in ecology from Cornell University, Yarrow has taught at the college level and "as a naturalist" (No One Sees The Stems, 1981, p. 24). Yarrow has chosen Seattle as her current home. Yarrow is able to capture the essence of a moment and convey her passion for that moment in the space of a few words. Her passion for world issues was given life in haiku as is demonstrated in her first publication from 1981.