Poet and Muse

{{short description|1978 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Poet and Muse

| image = Runoilija ja muusa.jpg

| caption = Original Finnish film poster

| director = Jaakko Pakkasvirta

| producer = Jaakko Pakkasvirta

| writer = Titta Karakorpi
Jaakko Pakkasvirta

| starring = Esko Salminen

| music =

| cinematography = Esa Vuorinen

| editing =

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1978|10|13|df=yes}}

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = Finland

| language = Finnish

}}

Poet and Muse ({{langx|fi|Runoilija ja muusa}}) is a 1978 Finnish drama film directed by Jaakko Pakkasvirta. The film is about the Finnish poet Eino Leino and the women of his life: a conflict-filled marriage with Freya Schultz and a love affair with the poet L. Onerva. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1979 |title=11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979) |accessdate=20 January 2013 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403102012/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1979 |archivedate=3 April 2014 }}