Taira no Kanemori
Illustration — Taira no Kanemori by Kikuchi Yosai • Illustration — Taira no Kanemori, from the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Taira Taira no Kanemori (? –991, 平 兼盛) was a middle Heian period waka poet and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals and one of his poems is included in the famous anthology Hyakunin Isshu.
Taira no Kanemori
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- Taira no Kanemori died on 16 January 991.
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- Japan
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- poet
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- Japanese
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Illustration — Taira no Kanemori by Kikuchi Yosai • Illustration — Taira no Kanemori, from the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Taira Taira no Kanemori (? –991, 平 兼盛) was a middle Heian period waka poet and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals and one of his poems is included in the famous anthology Hyakunin Isshu.
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He was a member of the Taira clan. Kanemori's poems are included in several official poetry anthologies from the Heian Era. A personal collection known as the Kanemorishū (兼盛集) also remains. His daughter Akazome Emon was also a distinguished waka poet, though she is usually reckoned as the daughter of her adoptive father, Akazome Tokimochi.
The recorded working language is Japanese. Positions recorded include kokushi.
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