1080s in poetry explained
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
1086:
- Compilation of the Goshūi Wakashū, the fourth imperial Japanese poetry anthology, completed
Works produced
1087:
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:
1080:
- Sanai (died 1131), Persian Sufi poet
1084:
1085:
- Bernard Silvestris (died 1148), a Latin poet in France
1089:
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
1083:
1086:
- Muhammad ibn Ammar (born 1031), Arabic poet, ruler and chess player in Al-Andalus (killed for treachery)
- Wang Anshi (born 1021), Song economist, statesman, chancellor and poet
1088:
- Nasir Khusraw (born 1004), Persian poet, philosopher, scholar and traveler
- Khwaja Abdullah Ansari (born 1006), Afghan poet, also known as "Shaikul Mashayekh" (Arabic: شیخ المشایخ) [Master of (Sufi) Masters]
1089:
See also
Other events:
11th century: