Kiyosuke had been compiling anthologies of excellent poetry from his earlier years, and Emperor Nijo who was fond of waka (Japanese poetry) read Kiyosuke's works and ordered him to compile "Shokushika wakashu."
清輔は若い頃から秀歌選を作り、和歌を好む二条天皇が覧じて『続詞花集』の撰進を命じた。