It's about a writer... I believe of poetry? Poor family, rich family, sickness? No heavy hitter actors that I can remember! Saw it about six or seven years ago! I love this film!

Not much to go on, but it sounds a little bit like "Carrington."

Carrington Synopsis (http://www.fandango.com/carrington_v134735/summary)

No top notch actors... Carrington is Emma Thompson and Jonathan Pryce! One of the characters-male... writes poetry. It is a one word title! I'm totally racking my brain to come up with more details... believe it or not it was great film!