 Patwardhan was among pioneers like Keshavasuta, Govindagraj, and Bhaskar Ramchandra Tambe in Marathi literature who introduced romantic poetry to it and also introduced the themes of social and political reforms in Marathi poetry.They further introduced new forms of poetry writing in Marathi, including "sonnets" (सुनीते), "gazals" (गज़ल), and "bhāvageete" (भावगीते).Patwardhan published ten collections of his poems.