820s in poetry

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

Events

825:

• Approximate date of completion of the Heliand

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:

820:

• al-Buhturi (died 897), Arabian poet

825:

• Ariwara no Narihira (died 880), one of the Six best Waka poets
• Ono no Komachi (died 900), an early woman poet and also one of the Six best Waka poets

Deaths

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

821:

• December 18 - Theodulf of Orléans (born between 750 and 760), in Angers

824:

• Han Yu (born 768), Chinese essayist and poet

826:

• Theodore the Studite (born 759), Byzantine monk and abbot

828:

• Abu al-Alahijah (born unknown), Islamic poet famous for writing homilies
• Abu-l-'Atahiya (born 748), Arab poet
• Al-Asma'i (born 740), Arab scholar and poet

See also

• Poetry portal

• 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