Marco Antonio Flores (born 1937, died July 26, 2013) was a Guatemalan author, poet, essayist, journalist and professor. His published works include the collections of poetryLa voz acumulada (1964), Muros de luz (1968), La derrota (1972), Persistencia de la memoria (1992), Crónica de los años de fuego (1993), Un ciego fuego en el alma (1995), Reunión, Poesía completa, Volumen I (1992) and Volumen II (2000) as well as Poesía escogida (1998). His novels include Los compañeros (1976), En el filo (1993), Los muchachos de antes (1996), Las batallas perdidas (1999), La siguamonta (1993) and Cuentos completos (1999).