EEleonore Blaurock-Busch was born in Germany, lived for half her live in the USA, works in analytical chemistry and environmental research and studied poetry and creative writing at Exeter College, Oxford and Edinburgh University.Some of her poems appeared at The Potomac Poetry Journal, The Mitre Literary Journal, The Edinburgh Literary Journal and other magazines. The has written many books on health care and the Animal ABC, a picture book for children of all ages.Haikus and other shorties is her first full collection of poetry.