 Ponna (poet)

Sri Ponna () (c. 950) was a noted Kannada poet in the court of Rashtrakuta Dynasty king Krishna III (r.939–968 CE).The emperor honoured Ponna with the title "emperor among poets" ("Kavichakravarthi") for his domination of the Kannada literary circles of the time, and the title "imperial poet of two languages" ("Ubhayakavi Chakravarti") for his command over Sanskrit as well.