1203 in poetry


Events
 Hartmann von Aue completes the Middle High German verse romance Iwein
 Raimbaut de Vaqueiras leaves the Italian courts to join the Fourth Crusade
 As stated in the historical book  Teika presented a first clean draft of prospective Shinkokinshū poems to Go-Toba in April
 In November, Go-Toba hosted a ninetieth-birthday celebration for Shunzei - a rare honour considering Go-Toba's high rank. It was a clear indication that Shunzei's poetry talent was outstanding.

Births

Deaths
 Le Chastelain de Couci (born unknown), a French trouvère

References

13th-century poetry
Poetry