Prose or Poetry?

"The blank verse is so understated that a reader might at first mistake the lines for prose."

-From Sharon Hamilton's Essential Literary Terms page 235

I really agree with Hamilton's comment here about blank verse poetry.  For most of my life I only thought of a poem as being "Roses are red, violets are blue..."-you know the rest.  I never really considered anything longer than a page a poem until I learned about blank verse poetry in high school.  Although blank verse seems to be less restrictive than a sonnet, this is not true when length is considered.  I really admire those who are able to write very long poems in blank verse.  I have read many British authors in my Major British Writers course who have been able to write these long, yet meaningful poems.  I enjoy these so much more than regular poems because they are able to tell stories that are fun and exciting while still restricting themselves in a more formal way.