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, also known as , was a Japanese
870s births 930s deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain Kuge 10th-century Japanese women writers Japanese women poets 10th-century Japanese poets Hyakunin Isshu poets {{Japan-poet-stub
, also known as , was a Japanese poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...
in the Imperial court's '' waka'' tradition. She was born to of Ise Province, and eventually became the lover of the and a concubine to Emperor Uda; her son by him was Prince Yuki-Akari.pg 141 of ''Woman poets of Japan'', 1977, Kenneth Rexroth, Ikuko Atsumi, ; previously published as ''The Burning Heart'' by The Seabury Press. She also had a daughter with Prince Atsuyoshi called Nakatsukasa.
Her poems were emblematic of the changing styles of the time, and 22 of them were included in the '' Kokin Wakashū''.
One of her poems was included in the '' Ogura Hyakunin Isshu''.
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*870s births 930s deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain Kuge 10th-century Japanese women writers Japanese women poets 10th-century Japanese poets Hyakunin Isshu poets {{Japan-poet-stub