Index of People
The poets are organized alphabetically by personal name.
A
- Fujiwara no Asatada
- GSS: 70
- Prince Atsumoto (?-926) (GSS)
- Referred to as "His Highness of War of the Suzaku Palace".
- GSS: 38
D
- Emperor Daigo
- GSS: 69
- Daini
- GSS: 71
F
- Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu (775-826) (GSS)
- Referred to as "Kan'in Minister of the Left" after his residence.
- GSS: 16
H
- Harumichi no Tsuraki
- GSS: 79
- Ki no Haseo (845-912) (GSS)
- GSS: 39
- Bishop Henjo (816-890) (KKS)
- He served Emperor Nimmyo but became a priest after his death. His son is Priest Sosei. Tsurayuki included him as one of the six poets discussed in the preface to the KKS, thus earning him a place as one of the "six poetic immortals".
- GSS: 48
I
K
- Prince Kanemi
- GSS: 78
- Taira no Kanemori (?-990) (GSS)
- Although descended from imperial lineage, his father had already been given the Taira name as a commoner. The two poems attributed to him in the GSS both refer to him as "Prince Kanemori", thus influencing some commentators to support the attribution of these poems to Prince Kanemi, after some variant texts. Although only two of his poems appear in the GSS, he is far better represented in later collections.
- GSS: 3
- Fujiwara no Kanesuke (877-933) (KKS)
- One of the 36 poetic immortals. He seems to have had significant involvement with Tsurayuki and other major poets of the time.
- GSS: 17
- Fujiwara no Korehira (875-938) (GSS)
- He participated in a number of early poetry competitions and seems to have been a friend of Mitsune, Tadamine, and other KKS era poets.
- GSS: 48
- Sakanoue no Korenori (?-930) (KKS)
- A KKS era poet who participated in a number of early poetry competitions. One of the 36 poetic immortals.
- GSS: 42, 54
M
- Fujiwara no Masatada (?-961) (GSS)
- GSS: 43
- Sugawara no Michizane (845-903) (KKS)
- Known for his Chinese prose and poetry. He was exiled to Dazaifu and died there. It was later believed that his vengeful spirit afflicted the capital, and he was posthumously pardoned.
- GSS: 57
- Ōshikōchi no Mitsune (859-925?) (KKS)
- One of the compilers of the KKS, and one of the 36 poetic immortals.
- GSS: 2, 9, 13, 19, 41, 44, 59
- Fujiwara no Moromasa
- GSS: 67
O
- Fujiwara no Okikaze
- GSS: 73
S
- Fujiwara no Saneyori (900-970) (GSS)
- Known for both his poetry and Chinese learning, he rose to the highest levels of the government. He also served as a judge for at least one poetry competition. Referred to as "Minister of the Left."
- GSS: 5
- Sosei (KKS)
- GSS: 28
- Emperor Suzaku (923-951) (GSS)
- The 61st Emperor in the traditional listing. Reigned from 930-946.
- GSS: 6, 50
T
- Taisho Haven
- This poet's identity is uncertain; see Poem 61 for a detailed analysis.
- GSS: 61
- Miyaji no Takakaze
- GSS: 72
- Ki no Tomonori (?-905) (KKS)
- One of the 36 poetic immortals. He was chosen to be one of the KKS compilers but seems to have died before its completion.
- GSS: 11
- Minamoto no Tooru (822-895) (KKS)
- Called "Kawara Minister of the Left."
- GSS: 56
- Fujiwara no Toshiyuki (?-901 or 907) (KKS)
- One of the 36 poetic immortals, though he never rose very high in government.
- GSS: 1
- Ki no Tsurayuki (c. 868-945) (KKS)
- One of the compilers of the KKS, the writer of the kana preface, and later accorded legendary status as a poet. He has the most poems in the GSS of any poet.
- GSS: 18, 45, 46, 80
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