Lillian-Yvonne Bertram

A very innovative and totally unique collection of poetry based in part on systems and patterns produced in part seemingly based on computer program randomness. Some of the more traditional poems deal with tragedies like the deaths of Emmitt Till and Eric Gardner (etc.). This collection really makes you think deeply about many issues including media messaging and the algorithms we run into daily without realizing their effect on us. Very thought provoking.

In this poetry collection Bertram addresses both black men and boys being killed by police, and the lack of encouragement for blacks studying STEM, particularly computer science. She uses public-domain programs in different languages to create computer-generated poems and wordplay. It's all very interesting and thought-provoking. Some is unreadable unless you can read code (I can't, but I am assuming the code makes sense).