Complex sentence: Although his verses attracted ridicule, he sought to promote his business by distributing self-published booklets of original poems, a practice that eventually attracted mocking attention from prominent American magazines, including "Puck" and "Munsey's Magazine".
Split into simpler sentences: Although his verses attracted ridicule, he sought to promote his business by distributing self-published booklets of original poems. Coogler's verse attracted mocking attention from prominent American magazines, including "Puck" and "Munsey's Magazine".