970s in poetry

This article covers 970s 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:
973:

Dec. 26: Al-Ma'arri, blind Arab philosopher, poet and writer
Murasaki Shikibu, Japanese woman poet

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:
970:

Minamoto no Saneakira, one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of Japan

973:

Hrotsvitha, Latin language poet and dramatist from Saxony

975:

Adikavi Pampa, writing in Kannada language

978:

Li Houzhu, Southern Tang and Song poet