If you ever wanted to get a tattoo while listening to poetry, then rush over to the Broken Shaker on Friday, April 26th at 7:30 p.m., when Tom Healy and Kevin Young will read their poetry while tattoo artists from Ocho Placas Tattoo Company are on site creating tattoos. Tattoo artist Duke Riley, who collaborated with Healy on his new book, Animal Spirits (Monk Books), will also attend the reading to discuss their collaboration.

Tom Healy and Kevin Young will read poetry during tattoo sessions during O, Miami.

Healy, who is a writer, poet and chairman of the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, is also the author of What the Right Hand Knows—finalist for the 2009 L.A. Times Book Prize. Duke Riley, who collaborated with Healy on Animal Spirits, is an artist whose drawings, mosaics, sculpture, installations and other work have been exhibited from the New York City subways to the rivers of Shanghai.

Kevin Young’s first book, Most Way Home, was selected by Lucille Clifton for the National Poetry Series. He has gone on to write six more books of poetry, including Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels (Knopf, 2011), winner of an American Book Award, and Jelly Roll (Knopf, 2003), a finalist for the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and winner of the Paterson Poetry Prize.

Tom Healy and Kevin Young will read on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 at the Broken Shaker, Freehand Miami Hostel, 2727 Indian Creek Dr., Miami Beach. The event is free and open to the public.

Other upcoming events of note:

When: April 23 – 8 p.m. What: “HELLO POETRY LOVERS AND DEGENERATES”: Video Poetry Night Where: >>> The end/SPRING BREAK, 176 NE 1 St., Miami Who: Curated by Cristine Brache A selection of video poetry from across the web.

When: April 23 – 9 p.m. What: Poets That Rock! Where: Churchill’s Pub, 5501 NE 2nd Ave., Miami Who: You, Rat Bastard, Kenny Millions, Kramer, Xela Zaid, Squelch TV A first-come, first-serve open mic reading in a rock club environment while being backed by Chroma-key images of Miami. Poets may also use live sounds while reading, and some musicians will perform poetry and a cappella songs.

When: April 24 – 7 p.m. What: Pin Up Pop Up Poetry Where: >>> ArtCenter/South Florida, 800 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach Who: Organized by Beatricia Sagar A poetry reading to celebrate the Pin Up Pop Up Poetry Project at ArtCenter/South Florida.

O, Miami’s goal is bring poetry to every resident of Miami-Dade County with scheduled and impromptu events from South Beach to South Miami. For a complete listing of upcoming O, Miami events near you, visit www.omiami.org.