990s in poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.

Events

991:

The Battle of Maldon takes place, later celebrated in the Anglo-Saxon poem ''The Battle of Maldon''

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:
993:

Samuel ibn Naghrela, Jewish poet in Al-Andalus

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:
990:

Dunash ben Labrat, Jewish poet in Al-Andalus
Kiyohara no Motosuke, one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of Japan

991:

Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu, one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of Japan
Taira no Kanemori, another of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals
Nakatsukasa, another of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals

992:

Fujiwara no Nakafumi, one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of Japan

994:

Fujiwara no Takamitsu, Heian period waka poet and Japanese nobleman