When John Brinnan offers to host his idol Dylan Thomas, his only plans are to get to bask in Dylan's poetic genius and artistic talent. But as Dylan's real personality comes to the surface, John opts to take him to a family retreat to set him straight.
In 1950 New York, Harvard graduate and aspiring poet John M. Brinnin embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hero, acclaimed Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.