1209 in poetry

Events

• Guillem Augier Novella penned A People Grieving for the Death of their Lord, a planh on the death of Raymond Roger Trencavel.
• Gui d'Ussel, in obedience to a papal injunction from Pierre de Castelnau, ceased composing and writing.

Births

• Shang Ting, writer of Chinese Sanqu poetry

Deaths

• Nizami Ganjavi, Persian romantic epic poet
• Ruzbihan Baqli, Persian poet, mystic, and Sufi