The length of plaindromes is, of course, dependent upon the author's cunning and
patience. Whether a simple "Mom" or the "Ethopoiia Karkinikie", a palindromic
Greek poem of over 400 lines published in 1802, all palindromes seem to merit
special admiration. Howard Bergerson's book referenced at the end of this
article is a very comprehensive collection of palindromes of many types. His
work will be a classic for those interested in literary games. The six
palindromic sentences in this article all appear in Bergerson's book