Blas Jiménez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBlas Jiménez
Dominican black nationalist, poet and essayist
Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1949
Place of Birth: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Date of Death: 13-Nov-2009
Profession: poet
Nationality: Dominican Republic
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Blas Jiménez
- Blas R.
- Jiménez (Aug 2, 1949 - Nov 13, 2009) was a Dominican black nationalist, poet and essayist of African descent.
- His poetry and essays appeared in specialized journals in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, the United States of America, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay.
- He is considered to have been "foremost among those poets claiming an African identity contrary to ethnic classification norms in the Dominican Republic."
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