links A sample of Scannell's poetry Poetry reading on CD by Vernon Scannell Vernon Scannell on Desert Island Discs 1987 "Vernon Scannell, painter and poet", article in the TLS by Paul Trewhela, 5 December 2007 Obituary in The Times, 20 November 2007 Vernon Scannell at the Poetry Archive War Poets' Association Entry for Vernon Scannell Alan Brownjohn, "Vernon Scannell (obituary)", The Guardian, 19 November 2007 "Vernon Scannell (obituary)", The Telegraph, 19 November 2007 Anthony Thwaite, "Vernon Scannell Obituary", The Independent, 19 November 2007 Hazelwood School where Vernon Scannell taught History and Boxing Simon Jenkins, "Created on a canvas of needless pain: a poet who inspired the underbelly", The Guardian, 23 November 2007 "Vernon Scannell: Teacher" by Barry Fox Archival material at 1922 births 2007 deaths 20th-century English poets World War II poets Alumni of the University of Leeds People from Aylesbury People from Spilsby Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature English male boxers English male poets 20th-century English male writers British Army personnel of World War II Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders soldiers Gordon Highlanders soldiers British Army personnel who were court-martialled Deserters English prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of the British military