--- title: "6 Poetry Came Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 6 Poetry Came quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Poetry Came sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/163/gordon-getty-25317_bookstores_i-was-in-paris-at-an-english-language-bo_1277702.jpg" --- > [I was in Paris at an English-language bookstore. I picked up a volume of Dickinson's poetry. I came back to my hotel,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-getty/i-was-in-paris-at-an-english-language-bookstore-i-picked-up-a-volume/) [Gordon Getty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-getty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/163/gordon-getty-25317_bookstores_i-was-in-paris-at-an-english-language-bo_1277702.jpg) > [It was at that age that poetry came in search of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pablo-neruda/it-was-at-that-age-that-poetry-came-in-search-of-me/) [Pablo Neruda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pablo-neruda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/pablo-neruda-435_age_it-was-at-that-age-that-poetry-came-in-s_1420149.jpg) > [In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/in-the-past-poetry-came-in-the-form-of-spells-and-chants-used-to/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/anonymous-1_change_in-the-past-poetry-came-in-the-form-of-s_2049304.jpg) > [My style of performance poetry came from the beatniks, Allen Ginsberg.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/my-style-of-performance-poetry-came-from-the-beatniks-allen-ginsberg/) [Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/patti-smith-394_beatnik_my-style-of-performance-poetry-came-from_2095688.jpg) > [I didn’t look to the shore much after this first long and memorable glimpse. I looked up at Heaven and her court…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-rice/i-didn-t-look-to-the-shore-much-after-this-first-long-and-memorable/) [Anne Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-rice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52d/anne-rice-238_black_i-didn-t-look-to-the-shore-much-after-th_2780491.jpg) > [“Marcus’s appearance the day before had been discussed, dissected, analyzed, and—by Lady Sarah Pleinsworth, Honoria’s cousin and one of her closest friends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/marcus-s-appearance-the-day-before-had-been-discussed-dissected/) [Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/julia-quinn-282_closest-friends_marcus-s-appearance-the-day-before-had-b_3007292.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry-came/#itemlist", "name": "Poetry Came Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was in Paris at an English-language bookstore. 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