Epic poetry seems to have died out, at least for a time, as a literary art form. Will it make a comeback? Would or could the Internet play a role in such a comeback?

One of the last great epic poems written in the English language is G.K. Chesterton's The Ballad of the White Horse:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_the_White_Horse

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_the_White_Horse

Readers here who have their interest stirred by Dante's poetry might enjoy Chesterton's work.