sentences:  In 2006, the prestigious literary imprint Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich launched its new poetry series, Edition Lyrik Kabinett, with a German translation of Hoskote's poems, "Die Ankunft der Vögel", rendered by the poet Jürgen Brocan.The other two volumes in the series, which was launched at the Frankfurter Buchmesse, were by the renowned American poet Charles Simic and the noted German poet Christoph Meckel.As a literary organiser, Hoskote has been associated with the PEN All-India Centre, the Indian branch of International PEN, since 1986, and is currently its general secretary, as well as Editor of its journal, "Penumbra".