Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
1151:
Shika Wakashū, a Japanese imperial poetry anthology, begun
jongleur Palla at the Burgos court of Alfonso VII of León
1150:
Geoffrey of Monmouth's Vita Merlini, an adoption of the Welsh tales of Merlin (approx.)
1154:
Shika Wakashū, a Japanese imperial poetry anthology, completed
1155:
Roman de Brut by Wace (approx.)
Ensenhamen de la donzela by Garin lo Brun (poss.)
1157:
The Kakawin Bhāratayuddha, a Javanese retelling of stories from the Mahabharata
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:
1150:
Folquet de Marselha (died 1231), Occitan troubadour
Dalfi d'Alvernha (died 1234/1235), Count, troubadour and patron of troubadours
Conon de Béthune (died 1219), crusader and trouvère
1153:
Kamo no Chōmei (died 1216), Japanese author, poet (waka), and essayist
1154:
Benoît de Sainte-Maure (died 1173), Anglo-Norman poet
1155:
Jiang Kui (died 1221), Chinese poet, composer and calligrapher of the Song Dynasty
Jien (died 1225), Japanese poet, historian, and Buddhist monk
William I of Baux (died 1218), French nobleman and troubadour
1157:
Alfonso II of Aragon (died 1196), an Occitan troubadour
Richard I of England (died 1199), Poitevin and Occitan poet
1158:
Fujiwara no Ietaka (died 1237), Japanese Kamakura period waka poet
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
1151:
Li Qingzhao (born 1084), Chinese writer and poet of the Song Dynasty
1155:
Geoffrey of Monmouth (born 1100), British clergyman whose Latin writings included early versions of the Merlin (King Arthur) epic
1156:
Garin lo Brun (born unknown), early Auvergnat troubadour
1157:
Falaki Shirvani (born 1107), Persian
