Fujiwara no Michinobu (藤原道信, 972–994) 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. ^{[1] [2]}

He served as commander of the guard, and although he died young he was considered a brilliant commander. ^[1] He died in 994. ^{[1] [2]}

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. ^{[1] [2]}

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 Michinobu-shū (道信集), survives. ^{[1] [2]}

References

Bibliography

• Keene, Donald (1999). A History of Japanese Literature, Vol. 1: Seeds in the Heart — Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN  978-0-231-11441-7.
• 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.

External links

• List of Michinobu's poems Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine in the International Research Center for Japanese Studies's online waka database.
• Fujiwara no Michinobu on Kotobank.