960s in poetry

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 – Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr (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 968: • Abu Firas al-Hamdani (born 935), Arab poet ==See also==