He was also known as the leading poet who took part in various utaawase (poetry contests) and uta-kai (poem competitions) such as 'Tentoku Dairi Uta-awase,' and he composed poems on folding screens.
また、「天徳内裏歌合」を始めとするさまざまな歌合、歌会、屏風歌の有力歌人として知られる。