[1] In recent years, the number of younger poets influenced by western literature are rising, most writing in free verse or prose poetry, and often including political or personal content.
[4] In February 2011, Bahraini writers, artists and intellectuals signed a statement declaring their solidarity with the Egyptian revolutionary movement.
Prominent female writers at the time included the likes of Iman Asiri, Fatima al-Taytun, Fathiya 'Ajlan, Hamda Khamis and Fawziyya al-Sindi.
[6] In the second half of the 20th century, prose as well as free verse poetry gained popularity in the country, especially amongst women.
Iman Asiri was the first recorded poet to write and publish a prose poem in the country in the late 1960s.