890s in poetry

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

Events

893:

Mibu no Tadamine 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), Iranian scholar of Arab-Quraysh origin who is noted for collecting and preserving ancient Arabic lyrics and poems in his major work, the Kitāb al-Aghānī

898:

Ōshikōchi Mitsune (died 922), one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of Heian Japan