Thirty Six Women Poetic Geniuses

• • See also: Six Poetic Geniuses, 36 Poetic Geniuses, 36 Poetic Geniuses of the Late Classical Period

Thirty Six Women Poetic Geniuses

The Thirty Six Women Poetic Geniuses (Nyōbō Sanjūrokkasen 女房三十六歌仙) was a list of female poets compiled by Fujiwara no Norikane inside a compilation known as the Poetry Tournament of 36 Women Poetic Geniuses (Nyōbō Sanjūrokunin uta-wase). This list was compiled in the Kamakura Period.¹

Below is a list of the current poets from the list that we have on our website. This will increase over time.

1. Ono no Komachi
6. Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha

Footnotes

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