黑人表演诗歌植根于黑人特定的社会文化背景,是黑人族群表达心声的特质符号之一。在梳理黑人表演诗歌起源、发展的基础上,本文归纳其特征,进一步评析本杰明·泽弗奈亚的表演诗歌所体现出的白人对黑人身心的压迫和奴化,黑人对民族身份的认同和诉求。表演诗歌不仅成为英国黑人真实生活的一面折射镜,更是他们获取话语权、增强民族身份认同的重要艺术手段。 Black performance poetry is rooted in the specific social and cultural background of blacks, is one of the symbols of the black ethnic groups express their aspirations. On the basis of combing the origin and development of black performance poem, this article summarizes its characteristics and further comments on the oppression and enslavement of black people ’s body and soul as manifested by Benjamin Zefner’ s performance poetry. Performing poetry is not only a refraction of real life in British blacks, but also an important artistic tool for them to gain the right to speak and enhance their national identity.