He was also known as a kajin (waka poet), and 92 of his waka were selected for Chokusen wakashu (anthologies of Japanese poetry compiled by Imperial command) and also for Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (the Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka-poems by One Hundred Poets).
歌人としても知られ、92首が勅撰和歌集に入集し、小倉百人一首にも選ばれている。