epic poetry vs poetry

epic poetry and poetry both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
epic poetry	Yes	No	No	No
poetry	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, poetry is a hypernym of epic poetry; that is, poetry is a word with a broader meaning than epic poetry:

Other hypernyms of epic poetry include poesy, verse.

epic poetry (noun)	poetry (noun)
poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero	literature in metrical form
	any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling