Kodai no Kimi

circa 990 CE), also known as Koōgimi) was a Japanese waka poet and noble from the middle Heian period.

[1][2][3] During this period of time, the Japanese court was a place of literary flourishing for noble women, and many of the ladies in waiting were accomplished poets and authors.

[1][4] For instance, she was at court as the same time as another renowned female writer, Murasaki Shikibu, author of the great novel The Tale of Genji.

[5][6] Members of the court were expected to participate complex poetic activities, writing poems to exchange for everything from greetings to games to poet-vs-poet competitions.

[2] Many of her poems are in Japanese imperial poetry anthologies including Shūi Wakashū.