1150s in poetry

Events

1151:

• Shika Wakashū, a Japanese imperial poetry anthology, begun
• jongleur Palla at the Burgos court of Alfonso VII of León

Works published

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

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:

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

Deaths

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

References

References

1. (22 August 2025). "House of Normandy".