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

1086:

• Compilation of the Goshūi Wakashū, the fourth imperial Japanese poetry anthology, completed

1087:

• "The Rime of King William"

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:

1080:

• Sanai (died 1131), Persian Sufi poet

1084:

• Li Qingzhao (died 1151), Song

1085:

• Bernard Silvestris (died 1148), a Latin poet in France

1089:

• Abraham ibn Ezra (died 1164), Hebrew poet in Al-Andalus

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

1083:

• Zeng Gong (born 1019), Song poet, scholar and historian

1086:

• Muhammad ibn Ammar (born 1031), Arabic poet, ruler and chess player in Al-Andalus (killed for treachery)
• Wang Anshi (born 1021), Song economist, statesman, chancellor and poet

1088:

• Nasir Khusraw (born 1004), Persian poet, philosopher, scholar and traveler
• Khwaja Abdullah Ansari (born 1006), Afghan poet, also known as "Shaikul Mashayekh" (Arabic: شیخ المشایخ) [Master of (Sufi) Masters]

1089:

• Isaac ibn Ghiyyat (born 1038), a Hebrew poet in al-Andalus

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• 11th century in poetry
• 11th century in literature
• List of years in poetry

Other events:

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

11th century:

• 11th century in poetry
• 11th century in literature