Kishor Kawathe is a highly respected name in modern Marathi poetry. He has captured the changing social life. His poetry collections, Pasrat Geleli Shaai, Gavsukt, Dagan and Veerani, have been published. 'Dagan' is his famous collection of poems in Marathi. That collection has been translated into Hindi by translator Praveen Turankar under the name 'Jab Hoti Hai Dagan'. In the collection 'Dagan', he captures the emotional life of workers working in coal mines. His poetry comments on globalization and its impact on rural life, changing agricultural life. Its place in Marathi poetry is also important as a situational poem. His poetry comments on the changing environment, and makes humans aware of the dangers of the future.