Which French poet wrote a poem celebrating Joan of Arc in 1429?

Christine de Pizan wrote a poem celebrating Joan of Arc in 1429.

The work, commonly known as the “Ditié de Jehanne d’Arc,” was composed shortly after Joan’s victories and the progress of Charles VII toward his coronation. It is widely recognized as the only known work Christine de Pizan wrote after her retirement to a convent.

Christine was already an important French-language writer by the time Joan emerged. Her poem presents Joan as a providential figure whose success brought hope to France during the later stages of the Hundred Years’ War.

This early literary response is distinct from much later biographies and legends. Because it was written during Joan’s lifetime, it is especially valuable as evidence of how some supporters viewed her achievements in 1429.