[1] MFA, University of Illinois Lillian-Yvonne Bertram is an American poet known for their work on poetry and digital storytelling.

Their first book, But a Storm is Blowing From Paradise is a series of poems that make note of mental and physical landscapes that portray the connection with body, space, time, and love.

[6] Bertram has published other books including Personal Science, a work that explores some occurrences that can result from obsessive thinking.

[7] In April 2016, a slice from the cake made of air, was published and it processes the physical and mental trauma of abortions, as well as sexual desire and contemporary culture.

[11] In 2020 Bertram received the Anna Rabinowitz Prize for Travesty Generator,[12] which was also a nominee for the National Book Award for Poetry.