Goshūishū

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Goshūishū

The Goshūishū (後撰和歌集 – Later Collection of Waka Gleanings) which in full is known as the Goshūi wakashū, was an Imperial Anthology compiled in 1086 by Fujiwara no Michitoshi of which he also wrote the preface.

Poems 58 in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu is a reply to Poem 708 from the Goshūishū.1

Footnotes

1. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse”. St. Ives: Penguin Classics.

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Goshūishū