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."