Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The six most well known Waka poets (六歌仙 Rokkasen) were selected poets of Waka in the early Heian period. They were: Henjo Ariwara no Narihira Hun'ya no Yasuhide Kisen Ono no komachi Otomo no Kuronushi The six Waka poets derived from the anthology of poems Kokin Wakashu (905), where Ki no Tsurayuki, one of compilers, referred to them as "famous poets in the near past" in the preface. He did not give high acclaim or the title "immortals of waka" (kasen) to them, however. That title was given later. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.