As he had been in the service of the Dowager Empress, FUJIWARA no Tashi, in the Imperial household agency for many years, he had established a close relationships with the main members of the poetry circles, including the Tokudaiji brothers, Sanesada and Saneie (Tashi's brothers), Kojiju no tsubone (Tashi's maid), FUJIWARA no Kiyosuke from the Rokujo-Fujiwara family (Tunemori's superior in the Imperial household agency), and FUJIWARA no Shigeie (the Lord of Justice).
太皇太后・藤原多子の職事を長年に渡って務めた関係から、歌壇の中心である徳大寺家の徳大寺実定・実家（多子の兄弟）、女流歌人・小侍従局（多子の女房）、六条藤家の藤原清輔（太皇太后宮職における上司）・藤原重家(刑部卿)と親密な交流があった。