She was one of the medieval 36 Immortal Poets, and her 42 poems were collected in "Collection of Sei Shonagon" (the number of collected poems depends on the ihon (alternative version) (for example, the rufubon (type of manuscript) contains 31 poems).
中古三十六歌仙の一人に数えられ、42首の小柄な家集『清少納言集』（歌数は異本による。流布本では31首）が伝わる。