On epic poems:
http://listverse.com/2008/07/06/top-...st-epic-poems/
Epics aren't easy, the longest I've managed was 1,039 words, which I wrote as a story for a science class in college (yes, I got an A).
And Vandy, thank you!
Crich, I like it, but it feels choppy to me because of how it looks. The way it's separated on the page makes me lose the flow that would otherwise come natural to it.