He further retorted that Tameyo's understanding of poetics was shallow and he was untalented, of no caliber and disqualified as the selector.
歌学は浅く、不才、非器、とうてい選者の資格は無いと反発した。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス
He was so talented as a waka poet that his works were recorded in Chokusen wakashu (Imperial Anthology of Japanese Poetry) after "Gyokuyo Wakasyu" (Jeweled Leaves Collection) as well as "Bunpo Onhyakushu" and "Shoku Genyoshu," but allegedly somewhat untalented as a statesmen.
『玉葉和歌集』以下の勅撰和歌集や『文保御百首』・『続現葉集』などに採録される優れた歌人であったが、政治的な才には乏しかったという。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス