890s in poetry
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Irish poetry
The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...
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French poetry
French poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other languages of France.-French prosody and poetics:...
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Events
893:- Mibu no TadamineMibu no TadamineMibu no Tadamine was an early Heian waka poet of the court , and a member of the sanjūrokkasen or Thirty-six Poetry Immortals...
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")
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:897:
- Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (died 967), IranianGreater IranGreater Iran refers to the regions that have significant Iranian cultural influence. It roughly corresponds to the territory on the Iranian plateau and its bordering plains, stretching from Iraq, the Caucasus, and Turkey in the west to the Indus River in the east...
scholar of ArabArabArab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
-Quraysh origin who is noted for collecting and preserving ancient Arabic lyrics and poems in his major work, the Kitāb al-Aghānī
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- Ōshikōchi MitsuneOshikochi MitsuneŌshikōchi no Mitsune was an early Heian administrator and waka poet of the Japanese court , and a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. He was sent as the governor of Kai, Izumi and Awaji provinces, and on his return to Kyoto was asked to participate in the compilation of the Kokin Wakashū...
(died 922), one of the Thirty-six Poetry ImmortalsThirty-six Poetry ImmortalsThe Thirty-six Poetry Immortals are a group of Japanese poets of the Nara, Asuka and Heian periods selected by Fujiwara no Kintō as exemplars of Japanese poetic ability. There are five female poets among them...
of HeianHeian periodThe is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...
Japan
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:890:
- Feb. 12: HenjoHenjoSōjō Henjō was a Japanese waka poet and Buddhist priest. His birth name was Yoshimine no Munesada...
(born 816), one of the Six best Waka poetsSix best Waka poetsThe Six Immortals of Poetry were famous poets of Waka in the early Heian period of Japanese history. They were:* Henjo* Ariwara no Narihira* Fun'ya no Yasuhide* Kisen* Ono no Komachi* Ōtomo Kuronushi...
and Thirty-six Poetry ImmortalsThirty-six Poetry ImmortalsThe Thirty-six Poetry Immortals are a group of Japanese poets of the Nara, Asuka and Heian periods selected by Fujiwara no Kintō as exemplars of Japanese poetic ability. There are five female poets among them...
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- Ariwara no YukihiraAriwara no Yukihirawas 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 inspector of Mutsu and Dewa provinces.Yukihira was also a poet,...
(born 818), Japanese Heian periodHeian periodThe is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...
courtier, poet and bureaucrat
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- Flann mac LonáinFlann mac Lonáin-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 being born in the east Clare/west Tipperary region...
(born unknown), Irish Gaelic poet
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- al-Buhturi (born 820), Arabian poet
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- Oct. 26: Alfred the GreatAlfred the GreatAlfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899.Alfred is noted for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern England against the Vikings, becoming the only English monarch still to be accorded the epithet "the Great". Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself...
(born 849), King and poet, wrote Lays of BoethiusLays of BoethiusThe Metres of Boethius are a series of Old English alliterative poems adapted from the Latin metra of the 6th-century Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius. The Metres were produced shortly after King Alfred translated the Consolation of Philosophy in straightforward prose at the end of the 9th...
See also
- PoetryPoetryPoetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
- 9th century in poetry9th century in poetryYears link to corresponding "[year] in poetry" articles.-Births of Arabic world poets:* 742 – Ibrahim Al-Mausili * 805 – Abu Tammam * 820 – al-Buhturi * 861 – Abdullah ibn al-Mu'tazz...
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- List of years in poetry
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- Other events of the 12th century9th centuryThe 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian/Common Era.-West Africa:- Southeastern Nigeria :...
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- 9th century in poetry9th century in poetryYears link to corresponding "[year] in poetry" articles.-Births of Arabic world poets:* 742 – Ibrahim Al-Mausili * 805 – Abu Tammam * 820 – al-Buhturi * 861 – Abdullah ibn al-Mu'tazz...
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