He was friendly with SUGAWARA no Michizane and Michizane created a Chinese poem about the time when Michizane transplanted his bamboos at Yoshiari's residence at his request along with an epitaph for Yoshiari, these poems were included in Michizane's poetry book called "Kanke bunso."
また菅原道真と親しく、道真の詩文集『菅家文章』には能有に頼まれて自宅の竹を能有邸に移植した時の漢詩や能有追悼の漢詩が収録されている。