This Body Is Never at Rest: New and Selected Poems features 30 years of Bart Edelman's explorations of a multitude of perspectives, a wide range of lifetime experiences. The collection includes 46 new poems, as well as a generous selection of poems from each of his seven previous collections: Whistling to Trick the Wind, The Geographer's Wife, The Last Mojito, The Gentle Man, The Alphabet of Love, Under Damaris' Dress, and Crossing the Hackensack. Like the title suggests, Edelman's poetry takes the reader on a journey to gain insight, fiddle with mystery, and unmask the unordinary.