Thirty Six Women Poetic Geniuses

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.