He exhibited his ability in poetry circles formed by Horikawain, sponsored 'Gensaishochujoke wakaawase,' and edited "Horikawa hyakushu" (One hundred poems in the reign of the Emperor Horikawa).
堀河院の歌壇で活躍し、1100年（康和2年）「源宰相中将家和歌合」を主催、また『堀河百首』を編纂した。