1160s in poetry

This article covers 1160s in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.

Works published

c. 1163:

Nizami Ganjavi, Makhzan-ol-Asrâr, Classical Persian poetry, first in the 5-volume ''Khamsa''

Births

Death years link to the corresponding " 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:
1160:

Gace Brulé, French trouvère
Alamanda de Castelnau, trobairitz
Hélinand of Froidmont, medieval poet, chronicler, and ecclesiastical writer in Latin

1162:

Fujiwara no Teika 藤原定家, also known as "Fujiwara no Sadaie" or "Sada-ie", a widely venerated, Japanese waka poet and extremely influential critic; also a scribe, scholar and extremely influential anthologist of the late Heian period and early Kamakura period; the Tale of Matsura is generally attributed to him; son of Fujiwara no Shunzei

1165:

Jean Bodel, Old French poet
Blacatz, Occitan troubadour
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, patron of poets, poet

1166:

Judah Messer Leon, French Jewish poet and Rabbi, writing in Hebrew and Aramaic

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:
1160:

Hassan Ghaznavi, Persian poet
Akka Mahadevi, female Indian Kannada language Vachana sahitya didactic poet
Ibn Quzman, Spanish writer of classical poetry, especially zéjeles, in al-Andalus

1164:

Abraham ibn Ezra, Hebrew scholar and poet in al-Andalus

1166:

Khoja Akhmet Yassawi, Turkish mystic and poet

1167:

Basava, Indian Kannada language Vachana sahitya poet