RESPONDING KISSES: NEW EVIDENCE ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF "VIGIL STRANGE I KEPT ON THE FIELD ONE NIGHT".

The article presents several evidences concerning the origins of "Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night," by Walt Whitman. The paper outlines various evidences presented by several Whitman scholars regarding the poem. Among the suggested origin of the poem includes the circumstance suggesting the death of Whitman's soldier friend, as relayed to the poet by a mutual friend named Arthur.