He also reduced his own poems to a minimum while holding poems by FUJIWARA no Ietaka and MINAMOTO no Sanetomo in high regard, deepening interest in Teika's attitude toward poetry selection.
藤原家隆・源実朝を高く評価する傍ら、自身の歌の入集を最小限に抑えた定家の態度は興味深い。