Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance,
Irish or
France
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).
Events
893:
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Mibu no Tadamine
Mibu no Tadamine (壬生忠岑) was an early Heian ''waka'' poet of the court (active 898–920), and a member of the ''sanjūrokkasen'' or Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. His son Mibu no Tadami was also a distinguished poet.
He emerged as an imp ...
wins the ''Koresada no miko no ie no uta'awase'' (是貞の親王家歌合, "The Poetry Match at Prince Koresada's Residence")
Works published
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "
earin 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:
897:
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Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (died
967
Year 967 ( CMLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Spring – Emperor Otto I (the Great) calls for a council at Rome, to present the ne ...
),
Iranian
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* Iran, a sovereign state
* Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran
* Iranian lan ...
scholar of
Arab
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Quraysh
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origin who is noted for collecting and preserving ancient Arabic lyrics and poems in his major work, the ''Kitāb al-Aghānī''
898:
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Ōshikōchi Mitsune (died
922
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Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Summer – Battle of Constantinople: Emperor Romanos I sends Byza ...
), one of the
Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of
Heian Japan
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "
earin poetry" article:
890:
* Feb. 12:
Henjo (born
816
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Events
By place Europe
* October 5 – King Louis the Pious (son of Charlemagne) is crowned emperor of ...
), one of the
Six best Waka poets The are six Japanese poets of the mid-ninth century who were named by Ki no Tsurayuki in the ''kana'' and ''mana'' prefaces to the poetry anthology ''Kokin wakashū'' (c. 905–14) as notable poets of the generation before its compilers.
History ...
and
Thirty-six Poetry Immortals
893:
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Ariwara no Yukihira
was a Japanese Heian period courtier and bureaucrat, who held a number of positions over the course of his life. At one time or another, he was governor of the provinces of Harima, Bizen, Shinano, and Bitchū. He also served as , , and inspec ...
(born
818
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Events
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* Vikings known as Rus' (Norsemen) plunder the north coast of Anatolia ...
), Japanese
Heian period
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courtier, poet and bureaucrat
896:
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Flann mac Lonáin
Flann mac Lonáin (died 896) was an Irish poet.
Background and career
Flann mac Lonáin was a famed and at times controversial poet. He was the Chief Ollam of Ireland He seems to have been born in the east Clare/west Tipperary region. Distinguish ...
(born ''unknown''), Irish Gaelic poet
897:
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al-Buhturi (born
820
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Events
By place Abbasid Caliphate
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), Arabian poet
899:
* Oct. 26:
Alfred the Great
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(born
849
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By place
Europe
* Summer – Battle of Ostia: A Saracen Arab fleet from Sardi ...
), King and poet, wrote ''
Lays of Boethius
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''
See also
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Poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...
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9th century in poetry
Years link to corresponding "earin poetry" articles.
Arabic world
Works
* The Book of One Thousand and One Nights is compiled in Baghdad
Poets
Births of Arabic world poets
* 742 – Ibrahim Al-Mausili (died 804)
* c. 805 – Abu Tammam ...
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9th century in literature
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding .
Evolution of the Arabic digit
In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...
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List of years in poetry
This article gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order). These pages supplement the List of years in literature pages with a focus on events in the history of poetry.
21st century in poetry
2020s
* 2023 in poetry
* 2022 ...
Other events:
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Other events of the 12th century
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Other events of the 13th century
9th century:
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9th century in poetry
Years link to corresponding "earin poetry" articles.
Arabic world
Works
* The Book of One Thousand and One Nights is compiled in Baghdad
Poets
Births of Arabic world poets
* 742 – Ibrahim Al-Mausili (died 804)
* c. 805 – Abu Tammam ...
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9th century in literature
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding .
Evolution of the Arabic digit
In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...
Notes
{{Lists of poets
Poetry by year
Poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...