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Her work got published in many different works, including Langston Hughes's 1962 New Negro Poets, USA, in several foreign anthologies, and in black literary magazines. The Cancer Journals is a 1980 book of non-fiction by Audre Lorde. The Cancer Journals is a 1980 book of non-fiction by poet and activist Audre Lorde. Other prominent works by Audre Lorde include: Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, a collection of essays in which Lorde focuses on the importance of communication between marginalized groups in society. Short but dense, Audre had weaved her musings, lyrically, in between journal entries, memoir and commentary about her experiences coping with breast cancer and a radical mastectomy. 5668. The Journal publishes original research and reviews, and keeps readers current on content published in the book Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology. She explains that although it is a woman's choice as to whether or not she wants to wear a breast prosthesis, the options seems like "a cover-up in a society where women are solely judged by and reduced to their looks". The Cancer Journals Revisited, New York, New York. Around the age of twelve, she began writing her own poetry and connecting with others at her school who were considered "outcasts", as she felt she was. It deals with her struggle with breast cancer. The first chapter, 'The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action', is derived from a speech that was given on December 28, 1977, at the Lesbian and Literature Panel of the Modern Language Association. Living as a “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,” Lorde heals and re-envisions herself on her own terms and offers her voice, grief, resistance, and courage to those dealing with their own diagnosis. The journal publishes original research, reviews, previews, editorial comments and correspondence. [6] She compares wearing breast prosthesis to an empty means for a woman to become adjusted to and accept her new body, thus claiming a new identity. Lorde states "a kindly woman" attempted to give her "a soft sleep bra and a wad of lambswool pressed into a pale pink breast-shaped pad". By clicking Sign Up, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. The Cancer Journals is an intimate, poetic and invigorating account of the experience of breast cancer, from biopsy to mastectomy, told by the great feminist and activist Audre Lorde. [1] Some of her most famous poetic works include: The First Cities (1968), Cables to Rage, From A Land Where Other People Live (1973), New York Head Shop and Museum (1974), Coal (1976), and The Black Unicorn (1978). Memoir. 348. She also emphasizes her decision not to wear silicon breasts after her mastectomy operation. The Cancer Journals Revisited, Una revisión y relectura del manifiesto "Los diarios del cáncer", que Audre Lorde publicó en 1981 realizada por escritoras, activistas, sanitarias y pacientes. First published over forty years ago, The Cancer Journals is a startling, powerful account of Audre Lorde's experience with breast cancer and mastectomy. The Journal publishes original research and reviews, and keeps readers current on content published in the book Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology. She was the youngest member of the family, and was nearsighted to the point of being deemed legally blind. Lorde, Audre -- Diaries., Breast -- Cancer -- Patients -- United States -- Biography., Poets, American -- 20th century -- Diaries. When the need arises, I press Audre’s book on the next unwitting warrior. Essentially, as described by Lorde, if a woman chooses to identify as a cancer survivor and then opts to use a prosthesis, she has begun to claim her altered body, and life. 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