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Fernando Perez, the 26-year-old outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays, has written an essay in the September issue of Poetry Magazine about the firm place poetry holds in his life. Perez says poetry and baseball occupy different realms of his life.

After baring her soul on dance stages, movie screens and gallery walls all over New York, the Oscar-winning actress can officially say that — artistically speaking — she's pretty much done it all.

Many little trick or treaters are preparing for Halloween, and some parents are teaching their kids how to help the planet in the process. Regular parenting contributor Jolene Ivey is joined by Lynn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson, co-authors of Celebrate Green! Creating Eco-Savvy Holidays, Celebrations and Traditions for the Whole Family, to discuss how to go "green" this Halloween.

If you are a style-conscious person on a coupon-cutting budget, you can get affordable advice online about how to decorate your home. One Los Angeles-based company charges $550 for e-decoration; another in Chicago charges $250.

Young college students, recent graduates and even some who fled corporate America are joining the growing ranks of community supported agriculture, or urban farming. Host Michel Martin talks about the trend with writer Maraand Renee Catacalos, publisher and editor of Edible Chesapeake, a quarterly magazine about local food in the greater Chespeake Region.

Felita Boldin — a single mom with a high pressure job and all the demands of a modern life — wanted to catch a break. But instead of heading to the closest beach, she sough solace at a Catholic Abbey in Virginia. There, she found something many people spend their entire lives searching for: SILENCE. Host Michel Martin talks to Boldin about what she learned about herself and God while at the retreat; and Rachel Manteuffel, who wrote about Boldin's quest and the Holy Cross Abbey in this week's Washington Post Magazine.

With the holidays fast approaching, it's time to put the finishing touches on yuletide decorations and last-minute prep for those year-end parties. Host Liane Hansen speaks with style maven Martha Stewart about holiday traditions, cooking, health and wellness.

While many people hunt for the best bargains at Christmastime, others just want to be sure their spending reflects well upon their values and political beliefs. Daryl Herrschaft, of the Human Rights Campaign, and environmental blogger Wendy Koch, of USA Today discuss the popularity of conscientious shopping guides, such as Herrschaft's Buyers Guide for Equality.

Moving beyond traditional superheroes, two new graphic novels recount the epic tales of scientists and the research that made them famous. Ira Flatow talks with authors Michael Keller and Apostolos Doxiadis about their graphic novels on natural selection and logic.

President Obama ruffled conservative feathers when he bowed to the Japanese emperor during his trip to Asia. Bowing is the standard greeting in Japan, as it once was in the United States. Slate magazine's Andy Bowers explains the history of the gesture and why it feel out of favor in the U.S.