Joanne Harris’s article (I used to hide behind my hair. But cancer gave me a buzzcut and helped me find my voice, 15 May) resonated profoundly with me. Having been brought up with the same phrase about being seen and not heard, I am now embracing my super-short hairstyle six months after finishing breast cancer treatment. Rather than being diminished by the debilitating effects of the treatments, which linger on, this is an encouragement to finally find my voice. To become that woman who says it as it is, rather than using my antennae to always sense what the other person wants to hear. It is time now to be both seen and heard.
Diane Chorley
Bath
• Nice of Neil Tennant to stick up for AI songwriting (Report, 16 May). When the Pet Shop Boys became popular, I and other music lovers thought everything they did sounded like it was computer-generated and lacked the human musical touch, so maybe his support is not surprising.
David Rennie
Cardiff
