本杰明.杰弗里亚(Benjamin Zephaniah,1958—),英国著名非裔诗人、小说家、剧作家,被《泰晤士报》评为战后50位最伟大作家之一。杰弗里亚的诗歌取材广泛,但最主要的还是表现他政治思想的诗歌。他以逼人的锐气和深刻的省思,用诗歌传达出强烈的反种族主义政治观,并突出表现黑人独特的文化观。 Benjamin Zephaniah (1958-), a famous English poet, novelist and playwright, was named one of the 50 greatest postwar writers by The Times. Geoffrey’s poetry is extensive, but the most important is his poem expressing his political thought. With a pressing spirit and profound reflection, he used poetry to convey a strong anti-racist political outlook and highlighted the unique concept of black culture.