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Fujiwara no Michinobu

was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-Heian period. One of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. He produced a private waka collection, the Michinobu-shū.

Biography

Born in 972, he was a son of Tamemitsu and adopted by the latter's brother Kaneie.

He served as commander of the guard, and although he died young he was considered a brilliant commander. He died in 994.

Poetry

Forty-eight of his poems were included in imperial anthologies, and he was listed as one of the Late Classical Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry.

The following poem by him was included as No. 52 in Fujiwara no Teika's Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:

A private collection of his poems, the , survives.

References

Bibliography

  • McMillan, Peter. 2010 (1st ed. 2008). One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each. New York: Columbia University Press.
  • Suzuki Hideo, Yamaguchi Shin'ichi, Yoda Yasushi. 2009 (1st ed. 1997). Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Tokyo: Bun'eidō.

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