960s in poetry

List of years in poetry       (table)
… 955 .  956 .  957 .  958  . 959  . 960  . 961 … 962 963 964 -965- 966 967 968 … 969 .  970 .  971 .  972  . 973  . 974  . 975 …    In literature: 962 963 964 -965- 966 967 968
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Births

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] 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 (died 1041), Japanese poet, publisher of the Shūi Wakashū; he created the concept of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals
• Sei Shōnagon (died 1017), author of The Pillow Book

967:

• Dec 7 – Abusaeid Abolkheir (died 1049), Persian poet
• Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadhani (died 1007), Arab poet

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

965:

• Ahmad ibn-al-Husayn al-Mutanabbi (born 915), Arab (Iraqi-born) poet

966:

• Fujiwara no Asatada (born 910), one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of Japan
• Sri Ponna (born 939), writing in the Kannada language

967:

• Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (born 897), 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

See also

• Poetry
• 10th century in poetry
• 10th century in literature
• List of years in poetry

Other events:

• Other events of the 12th century
• Other events of the 13th century

10th century:

• 10th century in poetry
• 10th century in literature