970s in poetry
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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