960s in poetry
This article covers 960s in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
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:966:
- Fujiwara no Kintō, Japanese poet, publisher of the Shūi Wakashū; he created the concept of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals
- Sei Shōnagon, author of The Pillow Book
- Dec 7 - Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr, Persian poet
- Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadhani, Arab poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:965:
966:
- Fujiwara no Asatada, one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of Japan
- Sri Ponna, writing in the Kannada language
- Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, 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
- Abu Firas al-Hamdani, Arab poet