840s in poetry explained

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

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:

840:

845:

849:

Deaths

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

842:

843:

845:

846:

849:

See also

Other events:

9th century: