He interacted with poets of the period, including Shune, FUJIWARA no Atsuyori, Kojiju, and Saigyo, and his poems are included in "Senzai Wakashu" (Collection of Japanese Poems of a Thousand Years) and the subsequent Chokusen wakashu (anthology of Japanese poetry compiled by Imperial command).
俊恵・藤原敦頼・小侍従・西行といった同時代の歌人との交流があり、『千載和歌集』以下の勅撰和歌集に入集。