Jens is a great poet, he has no doubt about that. Lars Bukdahl, editor of the legendary literary magazine Hvedekorn, is another matter. And when his girlfriend, Mia, runs off with Daniel, who is older, taller, and more handsome than Jens—and even a culture editor and DJ!—Jens' world is shaken. Jens has almost given himself over completely to grief and eternal loneliness when a new plan emerges: he will win the world and love with his poetry.

A moving portrait of one of the most loved and read Danish poets, Halfdan Rasmussen. The film covers both the early years with poverty and wartime on to success and the humorous nonsense verses that has made Rasmussen one of the most read authors in Denmark.