Sōkyū

Sōkyū (宗久, dates unknown) was a Japanese Buddhist monk and waka poet of the Nanbokuchō period. His secular name (俗名) was Ōtomo Yoriyasu (大友頼資).

Poetry

Four of his waka were included in imperial anthologies such as the Shinshūi Wakashū and the Shingoshūi Wakashū.

Other writings

He wrote the travel diary Miyako no Tsuto (都のつと).

References

Works cited

• Ichiko, Teiji (1983). "Chūsei no bungaku". Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten 日本古典文学大辞典 (in Japanese). Vol. 4. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten. pp. 258–263. OCLC 11917421.

General references

• "Sōkyū" 宗久. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2015. Retrieved 2019-03-09.