http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/?utm_source=rss Copyright 2009, Thinkmap Inc. All Rights Reserved. en Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/images/common/logo_on_white.gif http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/?utm_source=rss Search for a word in the Visual Thesaurus word http://www.visualthesaurus.com Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/1818?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/1818 Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/1711?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/1711 Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/1681?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/1681 Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/1643?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/1643 Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/1630?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/1630 Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/1618?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/1618 Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/1611?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/1611 Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/1606?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/1606 Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/1597?utm_source=rss Michael Crichton (http://www.michaelcrichton.net/aboutmichaelcrichton-inmemoriam.html), best-selling author of Jurassic Park (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345370775?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0345370775), The Andromeda Strain (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006170315X?ie=UTF8&tag=thevisualthes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=006170315X), and many other science-themed novels, died unexpectedly on Tuesday. Some valedictions from around the Web. Wired (http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/11/sci-fi-giant-mi.html) Reader's Digest (http://www.rd.com/blogs/book-fare/a-tribute-to-author-michael-crichton/post7397.html) EW PopWatch (http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/11/michael-crichto.html) Slate (http://www.slate.com/id/2203931/) Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/1597 Blog Du Jour http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/1589?utm_source=rss Acclaimed mystery novelist Tony Hillerman (http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-hillerman27-2008oct27,0,4517561.story) passed away on Sunday. Here are some online remembrances. Jacket Copy (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2008/10/tony-hillerman.html) Prairie Sun Rising (http://prairiesunrising.blogspot.com/2008/10/in-memoriam-tony-hillerman.html) Native Intelligence (http://www.laobserved.com/intell/2008/10/tony_hillerman_reclaimed.php) Art and Literature (http://artandliterature.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/tony-hillerman-dies/) Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/blogs/1589