Complex sentence: Her fourth book of poems, "The Mother-Child Papers" (1980), a feminist classic, was inspired by the birth of her son during the Vietnam War; throughout, she juxtaposes musings about motherhood with musings about war.
Split into simpler sentences: Her fourth book of poems, "The Mother-Child Papers" (1980), is considered a feminist classic. Ostriker began writing it upon the birth of her son during the Vietnam War; throughout, she juxtaposes musings about motherhood with musings about war.