950s in poetry

This article covers 950s in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.

Events

951:

Compilation of the Gosen Wakashū, a Japanese imperial poetry anthology

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:
954:

Wang Yucheng, Song

956:

Akazome Emon 赤染衛門, Japanese waka poet who lived in the mid-Heian period; a member of both the Thirty-six Elder Poetic Sages and Fujiwara no Kintō's 36 female poetry immortals of the Kamakura period

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:
958:

Ōnakatomi no Yorimoto, one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of Japan