http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/?utm_source=rss Copyright 2013, Thinkmap Inc. All Rights Reserved. en Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/images/common/logo_on_white.gif http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/?utm_source=rss Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/its-national-grammar-day?utm_source=rss Today is National Grammar Day, established in 2008 by Martha Brockenbrough. This year Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. "Grammar Girl," is presiding. Here are some links to get you into the spirit. National Grammar Day (http://nationalgrammarday.com/) Your Role in National Grammar Day (http://johnemcintyre.blogspot.com/2010/03/your-role-in-national-grammar-day.html) Ragan's Grammar Day Contest (http://www.ragan.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=5AA50C55146B4C8C98F903986BC02C56&tier=4&id=B6F82EA3313F4FCBB43B3858F6576538&AudID=3FF14703FD8C4AE98B9B4365B978201A) Who Cares About National Grammar Day? (http://illinois.edu/db/view/25/23536?count=1&ACTION=DIALOG) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/its-national-grammar-day Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/frank-mccourt-teacher-storyteller?utm_source=rss The passing of Frank McCourt, high school writing teacher and Pulitzer Prize-winning memoirist, has occasioned the sharing of many fond memories online. Artsbeat (N.Y. Times) (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/share-your-memories-of-frank-mccourt/) Book Bench (New Yorker) (http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2009/07/frank-mccourt.html) Salon Books (http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/07/20/frank_mccourt_obit/index.html) Jacket Copy (L.A. Times) (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/07/remembering-frank-mccourt-author-of-angelas-ashes.html) Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/frank-mccourt-teacher-storyteller Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/national-poetry-month?utm_source=rss April is National Poetry Month (http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41)! Check out these great programs sponsored by the Academy of American Poets: Poem In Your Pocket Day (http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/406) Poetry & the Creative Mind (http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/92) Poem A Day (http://www.poets.org/poemADay.php) National Poetry Map (http://www.poets.org/map.php) Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/national-poetry-month Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/authorsgoogle?utm_source=rss When authors come to Google to give informal talks, videos get posted for all the world to see. Here are some language-related talks you might enjoy. Erin McKean (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1588634025806636713) Tom Dalzell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NBVbmzuSNs target=) Geoffrey Nunberg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQfXLW127E0) Steven Pinker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBpetDxIEMU) Noam Chomsky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnLWSC5p1XE) Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/authorsgoogle Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/updike-at-rest?utm_source=rss John Updike, one of the greatest writers of his generation, died Tuesday at the age of 76. Some remembrances: Guardian Books (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/jan/27/johnupdike) Literary Kicks (http://www.litkicks.com/JohnUpdike/) Newsweek (http://www.newsweek.com/id/181858) Slate (http://www.slate.com/id/2209883/) Omnivoracious (http://www.omnivoracious.com/2009/01/john-updike-19322009.html) Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/updike-at-rest Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/rip-harold-pinter?utm_source=rss The world has lost Nobel-winning playwright Harold Pinter, a master of language and silence. Bloggers remember. Theater Loop (http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2008/12/harold-pinter-d.html) Parabasis (http://parabasis.typepad.com/blog/2008/12/rip-harold-pinter.html) OC Register: The Arts (http://artsblog.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/25/harold-pinter-dies/5608/) Mental Floss (http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21291) Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/rip-harold-pinter Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/latino-lit?utm_source=rss Here are a few blogs for exploring the fascinating world of Latino literature. La Bloga (http://labloga.blogspot.com/) Letras Latinas (http://latinopoetryreview.blogspot.com/) Literanista (http://literanista.blogspot.com/) Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/latino-lit Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/your-virtual-bookshelf?utm_source=rss Here are social networking sites for book lovers, allowing you to create a virtual bookshelf and share recommendations with fellow bibliophiles. LibraryThing (http://www.librarything.com/) Goodreads (http://www.goodreads.com/) Shelfari (http://www.shelfari.com/) Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/your-virtual-bookshelf Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/poetry-for-kids?utm_source=rss Here are some great online resources for getting children interested in poetry. Poetry4Kids (http://www.poetry4kids.com/) Giggle Poetry (http://www.gigglepoetry.com/) Favorite Poem Project (http://www.favoritepoem.org/) Scholastic Poetry (http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/poetry-for-kids Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/twainiana?utm_source=rss Mark Twain, lauded by many as America's greatest humorist, has a strong online presence nearly a century after his death. Following the Equator (http://following-the-equator.blogspot.com/) Mark Twain's Mississippi (http://dig.lib.niu.edu/twain/about.html) The Mark Twain Project (http://www.marktwainproject.org/) Twain Quotes (http://www.twainquotes.com/) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/twainiana