This article covers 970s in poetry. 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:

973: Dec. 26: Al-Ma'arri (died 1057), blind Arab philosopher, poet and writer Murasaki Shikibu (died 1014 or (died 1025)), Japanese woman poet

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

970: Minamoto no Saneakira (born 910), one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of Japan

973: Hrotsvitha (born 935), Latin language poet and dramatist from Saxony

975: Adikavi Pampa (born 902), writing in Kannada language

978: Li Houzhu (born 936), Southern Tang and Song poet

See also

Poetry 10th century in poetry 10th century in literature List of years in poetry

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

10th century: 10th century in poetry 10th century in literature

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