Abe no Iratsume
Abe no Iratsume was a Japanese waka poet of the Nara period.Biography
The exact birth and death dates of Abe no Iratsume are unknown, but she probably lived from around the Wadō era to around the Hōki era.Poetry
Abe no Iratsume is the credited author of five poems included in books III and IV of the Man'yōshū. They are the poems numbered 269, 505–506, 514, and 516. These include a poetic exchange with Nakatomi no Azumahito, the author of poem 515.
An "Abe no Iratsume" is mentioned as the recipient of poem 1631 by Ōtomo no Yakamochi, but this was likely a different woman.Citations
