two versions of the title poem, setting up conflicting ideals that run throughout the collection. In the first poem, a dog is killed; in the second, the poet bonds with the animal and spares its life. "Learning to Speak" displays [Ross] Gay's tendency to treat the intersections between life and death both as daily occurrences and as poignant occasions of pathos:
from The Philadelphia Inquirer: Impressive poetry, full of doubleness
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