小野小町
The compilers included the name of the author of each poem, and the or inspiration of the poem, if known. Major poets of the "Kokinshū" include Ariwara no Narihira, Ono no Komachi, Henjō and Fujiwara no Okikaze, apart from the compilers themselves. Inclusion in any imperial collection, and particularly the "Kokinshū", was a great honour.