Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
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:
1160:
Gace Brulé (died 1213) (approx.), French trouvèreAlamanda de Castelnau (died 1223), trobairitzHélinand of Froidmont (died 1237), medieval poet, chronicler, and ecclesiastical writer in Latin1162:
Fujiwara no Teika 藤原定家, also known as "Fujiwara no Sadaie" or "Sada-ie" (died 1241), a widely venerated, Japanese waka poet and (for centuries) extremely influential critic; also a scribe, scholar and extremely influential anthologist of the late Heian period and early Kamakura period; the Tale of Matsura is generally attributed to him; son of Fujiwara no Shunzei1165:
Jean Bodel (died 1210), Old French poetBlacatz (died 1237), Occitan troubadourHenry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1197), King of Germany, patron of poets, poet1166:
Judah Messer Leon (died 1224), French Jewish poet and Rabbi, writing in Hebrew and AramaicBirth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
1160:
Hassan Ghaznavi (born unknown), Persian poetAkka Mahadevi (born 1130), female Indian Kannada language Vachana sahitya didactic poetIbn Quzman (born 1078), Spanish writer of classical poetry, especially zéjeles, in al-Andalus1164:
Abraham ibn Ezra (born 1089), Hebrew scholar and poet in al-Andalus1166:
Khoja Akhmet Yassawi (born 1093), Turkish mystic and poet1167:
Basava (died 1167), Indian Kannada language Vachana sahitya poet