was a Japanese '' waka'' poet of the late-

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. One of her poems was included in the '' Ogura Hyakunin Isshu'', and thirty-five in imperial collections. She also produced a private ''waka'' collection, the '' Suō no Naishi-shū''.

Biography

The daughter of , the governor of

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, her date of birth is unknown.McMillan 2010 : 144 (note 67).''Digital Daijisen'' entr
"Suō no Naishi"

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. Her given name was . She served as in the courts of four emperors,

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, Go-Sanjō, Shirakawa and Horikawa. In 1108, she took ordination as a Buddhist nun due to illness. The date of her death is unknown, but she probably died around 1110.

Poetry

Thirty-five of her poems were included in

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from the '' Goshūi Wakashū'' on. The following poem by her was included as No. 67 in

Fujiwara no Teika , better-known as Fujiwara no Teika"Sadaie" and "Teika" are both possible readings of ; "...there is the further problem, the rendition of the name in romanized form. Teika probably referred to himself as Sadaie, and his father probably called ...

's '' Ogura Hyakunin Isshu'': She left a

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, the .

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.

External links

List of Suō no Naishi's poems
in the

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's online ''waka'' database.
Suō no Naishi
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