Formerly the editor of the Galway literary magazine The Burning Bush, Michael S. Begnal is an accomplished poet, whose collection "Ancestor Worship" was recently published. Though American-born, Begnal mingles the Irish and English languages in his work, which reflects on ancient history as well as pop culture. Take, for example, this sample from the title poem, which recalls Frank O'Hara: "It's like when Lennon laid / his New York album on you, / and appeared in pictures / in his new image- / Revolutionary, / sudden Irishman, / Manhattanite." Begnal's poems are filled with similar humor and the joys and anxieties of living in the shadow of those who came before us. (12.00 euros, 80 pages www.salmonpoetry.com)