Overview of the events of 965 in poetry
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Births
Death years link to the corresponding " 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 – Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr (died 1049), Persian poet
- Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadhani (died 1007), Arab poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " 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
968:
- Abu Firas al-Hamdani (born 935), Arab poet
See also
Other events:
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