Lady Ise Biography | Poet

Lady Ise (or Ise no miyasudokoro ) (c. 875 – c. 938) was a female Japanese poet in the Imperial court's waka tradition. She was born to Fujiwara no Tsugukage of Ise Province, and eventually became the lover of the Prince Atsuyoshi and a concubine to Emperor Uda ; her son by him was Prince Yuki-Akari.