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

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:

1050:

• Baldric of Dol (died 1130), abbot who wrote epitaphs, riddles, epistolary, and long form poems

1055:

• Fujiwara no Akisue (died 1123), Japanese poet and nobleman

1057:

• Minamoto no Shunrai (died 1129), Japanese poet

1058

• Ibn Khafajah, (died 1138 or 1139) Arabic-language poet in Al-Andalus (Spain)

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

1050:

• Baba Kuhi, Persian Sufi poet

1053:

• Liu Yong (born 987), Song poet

1056:

• Samuel ibn Naghrela (born 993), Hebrew poet in Al-Andalus

1057:

• Al-Ma'arri (born 973), blind Arab philosopher, poet and writer

1058:

• Solomon ibn Gabirol (born 1021), Hebrew poet in Al-Andalus

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