Complex sentence: A finalist for the National Poetry Series, Breskin's first book of poetry, "Fresh Kills", was published in 1997; his second, "Escape Velocity," was released in 2004.
Split into simpler sentences: A finalist for the National Poetry Series, Breskin's first book of poetry, "Fresh Kills", was published in 1997. His second volume, "Escape Velocity," was published in 2004.