Manuel Maples Arceampampampnbspwas a driving force in the modernization of Mexican poetry in the 1920s.ampampampnbspHisampampampnbspEstridentismoampampampnbspwas an energetic avantgarde movement that brought the Mexican Revolution to the arts and the Mexican literary community into the 20th century. Maples poetry spanning more than six decades is of a value that should create for him a respected place among the prominent Latin American poets of the 20th century.ampampampnbspIn this study historical literary references and connections are made to aid the reader in placing Maples Arces work in context to gauge his merit and to justify his place in Hispanic letters.ampampampnbspThe introduction to the historical avantgarde provides the necessary background and context especially for the Englishlanguage readership and an overview of Estridentismo is included both for the sake of information and to rectify errors and omissions in some past criticism. It is the aim of this study to illustrate the cohesiveness and the trajectory of Maples Arces poetry.ampampampnbspThe persona or protagonist in these poems the yo appears to be a poet and may or may not be an autobiographical Maples Arce.