 Several young St. Lucians expressed their artistic talent in their contributions to the 2022 component of the National Commission on UNESCO's Quaiol Poem Competition after a two-year heritace as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 Quaiol Poetry Writing Competition is organized in celebration of the just-concluded Quaiol Heritage Month in October under the theme Duval Assam. It is also organized as part of St. Lucia's observance of International Mother Language Day in February and World Poetry Day in March of 2022. The winning piece was penned by Arsé Ischmel. It captured the top prize with her poem entitled Anu Dossé Gwawonu. Mrs. Ischmel, who is known office to Creole Poetry Writing, expertly crafts life in sweet St. Lucia as the Gwawon, one of St. Lucia's traditional folk dances. La Vinou se conseillez, un danser traditionnel. Nous, à son stage, épilaté à la, la, cagadé nous, un parouadi. Un plaisir, qu'à vivre la Vinou, qu'à vivre la vie d'ou. Un dirouté, qu'à danser un Gwawonu. Nous toutes sommes, le maire en le maire. C'est entrer, sortir, entrer, sortir, rouler. Pas pitié, mais continuer. Douvant, douvant, douvant, douvant. Rouler, mais pas m'attir. Mais toujours changer. Nous qu'à continuer, douvant, douvant, douvant, douvant ensemble. Ensemble, nous qu'à célébrer commune, pas commune. Ensemble, nous qu'à célébrer, nous qu'à célébrer pep nous ensemble. Même à délai, nous pas, nous peut pas agir bien qu'on y faut. Même nous piler pieds en la lotte, même si nous tunaient gauche, les nous poutunaient droite. S'accepter, c'est cipoter en la lotte. Et puis moins qu'à célébrer. Pardon. Célébrer en loin, et puis moins qu'à célébrer. Et puis ensemble, nous qu'à célébrer. Ensemble, nous qu'à célébrer, nous tout ensemble. Douvant, douvant, douvant, douvant ensemble. Speaking at the official prize-giving ceremony in honor of the winners, held recently at the Allianz-Forcez, the Sainte-Décy in Pointe-Serafine, Secretary-General of the National Commission for UNESCO, Marcia Simforian, thanked participants and sponsors Loselek for their continued support throughout the years. Hopes to instill in St. Lucian's the importance of not just learning the mother language, but also to be able to write it. Ms. Simforian thinks it's a step in the right direction, as UNESCO continues to aid the Ministry of Education in making the teaching of Quayol in schools a reality. It is a concrete manifestation of the beauty of our mother tongue and a demonstration of its versatility beyond the narrow confines of the domestic sphere. The National Commission continues to advocate for a revision of the status of the Quayol language within the broader framework of our language policy. We continue to advocate for its confirmation as an official language and for its increased use within the public domain. Rochelle Victor's poem, who adependant certainly see won her the second place with her piece which traces St. Lucia's history placing the accent on key stages in St. Lucia's development. And Eva Stanislaus was awarded the third place prize with her entry entitled Mokka Tujutan featuring a commentary on a series of typical local sayings all while highlighting the various achievements of St. Lucian's. These poems as well as previous entries are to be featured in a book of original Quayol poetry by local poets which is stated to be launched in March of 2023 as part of activities in celebration of Francophoniman. From the communications unit of the Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, I am Chris Satney reporting.