898 In Poetry

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

Events

893:
* Mibu no Tadamine 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:
* Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (died 967), 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''

898:
* Ōshikōchi Mitsune (died 922), 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), one of the Six best Waka poets and Thirty-six Poetry Immortals

893:
* Ariwara no Yukihira (born 818), Japanese Heian period courtier, poet and bureaucrat

896:
* Flann mac Lonáin (born ''unknown''), Irish Gaelic poet

897:
* al-Buhturi (born 820), Arabian poet

899:
* Oct. 26: Alfred the Great (born 849), King and poet, wrote ''Lays of Boethius''

See also

* Poetry
* 9th century in poetry
* 9th century in literature
* List of years in poetry

Other events:
* Other events of the 12th century
* Other events of the 13th century

9th century:
* 9th century in poetry
* 9th century in literature

Notes

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