1050s 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:

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)

Deaths
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