Complex sentence: James Ingram Merrill (March 3,1926--February 6,1995) was an American poet whose awards include the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1977) for "Divine Comedies" (1976).
Split into simpler sentences: James Ingram Merrill (March 3,1926--February 6,1995) was an American poet. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1977) for "Divine Comedies" (1976).