Complex sentence: Francis Jean Gaston Alfred Ponge (March 27,1899-August 6,1988) was a French essayist and poet, and in many ways he combined the two--essay and poem--into a single artform.
Split into simpler sentences: Francis Jean Gaston Alfred Ponge (March 27,1899-August 6,1988) was a French essayist and poet. In many ways, he combined the two--essay and poem--into a single artform.