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

850:

• Kavirajamarga, the first poetry book in the Kannada language, by King Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I

853:

• Vardhaman Charitra (Life of Vardhaman) by Asaga, the first Sanskrit biography of Jain Tirthankara, Mahavir.

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:

850:

• Ki no Tomonori (died 904), Japanese waka poet

857:

• Choe Chiwon, (died unknown), in Silla (Korea)

858:

• Mansur Al-Hallaj (died 922), Persian poet, mystic, revolutionary writer and pious teacher of Sufism, most famous for his apparent, but disputed, self-proclaimed divinity

859:

• Rudaki (died 941), Persian poet

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

850:

• Shih-Te (born unknown), Chinese monk and poet

852:

• Du Mu (born 803), Chinese poet of the late Tang dynasty

853:

• Ono no Takamura (born 802), Heian period scholar and poet

858:

• Li Shangyin (born 813), Chinese poet of the late Tang dynasty

• Poetry
• 9th century in poetry
• 9th century in literature
• List of years in poetry

Other events:

• Other events of the 12th century
• Other events of the 13th century

9th century:

• 9th century in poetry
• 9th century in literature