Sharmagne Leland-St. John

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Sharmagne Leland-St. John
Poet Sharmagne Leland-St.John
Born	(1946-05-23) May 23, 1946 (age 78)
Occupation	Poet
Nationality	American/Lineal Descendant of The Confederated Colville Tribe of Nespelem, Washington
Spouse	Richard Sylbert (1991–2002)
Children	Daisy Alexandra Sylbert-Torres

Sharmagne Leland-St. John (born May 23, 1946) ^[1] is an American poet. Leland-St. John is best known for the poem "I Said Coffee," for which she was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2007. She has received a total of 21 Pushcart Prize nominations and won the 2013 International Book Award honoring Excellence in Mainstream and Independent Publishing for best poetry anthology.