After Emperor Murakami's death several celebrated poets, including MINAMOTO no Shitago, ONAKATOMI no Yoshinobu, and TAIRA no Kanemori, frequently came to visit Queen Kishi and her daughter Imperial Princess Kishi at their home, where they organized poetry contests and other activities; she gathered together a popular and elegant literary salon, taking over leadership of the poetry circles of Emperor Murakami's court.
村上天皇の崩御後は源順、大中臣能宣、平兼盛ら著名な歌人たちが徽子女王・規子内親王母娘の元に出入りして度々歌合せなどを催し、村上朝の歌壇を引き継ぐ風雅のサロンとして評判を集めた。