Lastdaysof1941summer,theeraofObligation,duringthefamineatmosphereoftheSecondWorldWar.Inthemiddleofallthispovertyandturmoil,therearetwopoetsintheirearlytwenties:MuzafferTayyipUsluandRustuOnur.Theyhavebeencarryingtuberculosisgermsintheirlungsandloveofpoetryintheirheartsforyears.Twopoetswhohavetheconstanthabitofmakingbetsonthingsthattheydonotown,makeabetonabeautifulgirl.TheywillbothwriteapoemforherandwhicheverSuzanlikes,theotherwillfadefromthescene..