Complex sentence: Despite long days working and commuting, she still managed to write and publish her first book of poetry, a slim volume called "Original Poems", for which she received excellent reviews from the respected Paul Laurence Dunbar, an African-American poet.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite long days working, she wrote and published her first book of poetry, a slim volume called "Original Poems". She received excellent reviews from the respected Paul Laurence Dunbar, an African-American poet.