 In addition to being famous for his popular fiction, Diego de San Pedro is also recognized for his "cancionero" verse, a type of lyric poetry that was one of the bases of entertainment at the Catholic Monarchs’ court.In 1511, twenty-two of his minor poems were published in Hernando del Castillo's anthology entitled the "Cancionero general" (General Compilation).San Pedro's courtly poetry is characterized by the theme of love, and shows a preference for octosyllabic verse, and the use of abstract terms which create ambiguity.