1130s in poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Events

1136:

• Jongleur Palla at the Toledo court of Alfonso VII of León

Works published

1130:

• Earliest likely date for works of Gwalchmai ap Meilyr

1133:

• Man Jiang Hong written by Yue Fei

1137:

• Li coronemenz Looïs possibly written

Births

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article. There are conflicting or unreliable sources for the birth years of many people born in this period; where sources conflict, the poet is listed again and the conflict is noted:

1130:

• Zhu Xi (died 1200), Confucian scholar, writer, and poet
• Guillem de Berguedà (died 1195), troubadour

1134:

• Basava (died 1196), writing in Kannada

1138:

• Giraut de Bornelh (died 1215), French troubadour whose his skill earned him the nickname of "Master of the Troubadours"

1139:

• Jakuren (died 1202), Japanese Buddhist priest and poet

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

1130:

• Baldric of Dol (born 1050), writing in Latin

1131:

• December 4: Omar Khayyám (born 1048), Persian polymath, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer and poet

1137:

• Meilyr Brydydd, one of the Welsh Poets of the Princes

1138:

• Ibn Khafajah, died this year or 1139 (born 1058) Arabic-language poet in Al-Andalus (Spain)

See also

• Poetry
• 12th century in poetry
• 12th century in literature
• List of years in poetry

Other events:

• Other events of the 12th century
• Other events of the 13th century

12th century:

• 12th century in poetry
• 12th century in literature

Notes