Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu (921–991, 大中臣 能宣, also Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason 大中臣能宣朝臣) was a middle Heian period

Heian period

The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...

 waka poet

Waka (poetry)

Waka or Yamato uta is a genre of classical Japanese verse and one of the major genres of Japanese literature...

and Japanese nobleman. His granddaughter was the famous later Heian poetess Ise no Taiu

Ise no Taiu

Ise no Taiu is a Japanese poet active in the early 11th century. Her grandfather Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu was also an important waka poet. She is one of the later Thirty-six Poetry Immortals, and one of her poems is included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu....

. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals

Thirty-six Poetry Immortals

The Thirty-six Poetry Immortals are a group of Japanese poets of the Nara, Asuka and Heian periods selected by Fujiwara no Kintō as exemplars of Japanese poetic ability. There are five female poets among them...

, and one of his poems is included in the famous Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, but one theory holds that his entry in this anthology was not actually written by him.

As one of the Five Men of the Pear Chamber

Five Men of the Pear Chamber

The Five Men of the Pear Chamber are a group of Heian period Japanese poets and scholars who cooperated in the compilation of the Gosen Wakashū. They also compiled kundoku readings for texts from the Man'yōshū...

 (梨壺の五人), Yoshinobu assisted in the compilation of the Gosen Wakashū. He also compiled kundoku (訓読) readings for texts from the Man'yōshū.

Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu's poems are included in several official poetry anthologies, including the Shūi Wakashū. A personal collection known as the Yoshinobushū (能宣集) also remains.

External links

• E-text of his poems in Japanese