Complex sentence: Vincent Buckley (1927--1988), an Australian poet, teacher, editor and critic, was born in Romsey, Victoria, and was educated at both the University of Melbourne and the University of Cambridge.
Split into simpler sentences: Vincent Buckley (1927--1988) was an Australian poet, teacher, editor, and critic. He was born in Romsey, Victoria and was educated at both the University of Melbourne and the University of Cambridge.