1020s in poetry

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

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:

1021:
 * Solomon ibn Gabirol (died 1058), Hebrew poet in Al-Andalus
 * Wang Anshi (died 1086), Song poet

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

1020:
 * Ferdowsi (born c. 940), Persian poet and writer