Arabic world Pre-Islamic poetry at its height as the Arabic language emerges as a literary language. Poets 'Abid ibn al-Abras, (d. 554) Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya (d. c. 560) 'Alqama ibn 'Abada Maymun Ibn Qays Al-a'sha (570–625) al-Nabighah al-Dhubyani Amr ibn Kulthum ( - c. 584?) Antarah ibn Shaddad (525–608) Asma bint Marwan Harith Ibn Hilliza Ul-Yashkuri (approx.) Imru' al-Qais flourished mid-century; purported inventor of the Qasida form Ka'b bin Zuhayr flourished during the time of Mohammed, son of Zuhayr Labīd (560–661) Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya (d. c. 560), a Jewish poet writing in Arabic Tarafah ibn al 'Abd Zuhayr (520–609), Arabic pre-Islamic poet, father of Ka'b bin Zuhayr Works Europe Poets Listed in order by year of birth, if known or estimated: Aneirin, a Brythonic Bard, flourishes in Cumbria toward the end of the century Arator, of Liguria, writing in Latin Sigisteus, Vandal count, patron of Parthenius and a poet himself Parthenius, patronized by the Vandal Count Sigisteus Jacob of Serugh (451 – Nov. 521), writing in Syriac Blossius Aemilius Dracontius (c. 455 – c. 505) of Carthage, a Latin poet Magnus Felix Ennodius (474 – July 17, 521), Bishop of Pavia and poet, writing in Latin Coluthus of Lycopolis (fl. 491-518), writing in Greek Venantius Fortunatus (c. 530 – c. 600), Latin poet and hymnodist from Northern Italy Myrddin Wyllt (later 6th century?), semi- (or wholly) legendary Welsh poet and prophet living in Scotland Taliesin (c. 534 – c. 599), the earliest definitely identified Welsh poet Chilperic I (c. 539 – September 584) Frankish king of Neustria and a Latin poet Saint Columbanus (c. 543–615), Hiberno-Latin poet and writer Works Taliesin (c. 534 – c. 599), whose work has survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the Book of Taliesin. 544 – Arator declaims his poem De Actibus Apostolorum in the Church of San Pietro-in-Vinculi Byzantine Empire Poets Musaeus Agathias (c. 536–582/594) Paulus Silentiarius (died 575–580), Romanos the Melodist (approx.) Procopius (c. 500–565) South Asia Poets Dandi, writing in Sanskrit (approx.) East Asia Poets Su Xiaoxiao (died 501), famous Chinese courtesan and poet. Famous for writing the poem of Xhue Cheng. Timeline 500 – Procopius born about this year (died 565) 501 Su Xiaoxiao died, famous Chinese courtesan and poet 505 – Blossius Aemilius Dracontius born about this year (born 455) of Carthage, a Latin poet 520 – Zuhayr born (died 609), Arabic pre-Islamic poet 521 July 17 – Magnus Felix