960s in poetry

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

Events

Works published

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:

966:

• Fujiwara no Kintō (died 1041), Japanese poet, publisher of the Shūi Wakashū; he created the concept of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals
• Sei Shōnagon (died 1017), author of The Pillow Book

967:

• Dec 7 – Abusaeid Abolkheir (died 1049), Persian poet
• Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadhani (died 1007), Arab poet

Deaths

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

965:

• Ahmad ibn-al-Husayn al-Mutanabbi (born 915), Arab (Iraqi-born) poet

966:

• Fujiwara no Asatada (born 910), one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of Japan
• Sri Ponna (born 939), writing in the Kannada language

967:

• Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (born 897), Iranian scholar of Arab-Quraysh origin who is noted for collecting and preserving ancient Arabic lyrics and poems in his major work, the Kitāb al-Aghānī

See also

• Poetry
• 10th century in poetry
• 10th century in literature
• List of years in poetry

Other events:

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

10th century:

• 10th century in poetry
• 10th century in literature

Notes