1060s in poetry

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

Events
c.1069
 * Song poet and reforming official Wang Anshi removes poetry writing from the Imperial examination for the Chinese civil service

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:

1060:
 * Ava (died 1127), German poet

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

1060:
 * Mei Yaochen (born 1002), Song poet

1067:
 * Cai Xiang (born 1012), Song poet, calligrapher, scholar, official and structural engineer