The SECOND open competition of readers "And again the native word pours" gathered 22 March of all fans of the art of the artistic word. 49 contestants from 8 educational institutions of the Rakhiv territorial community chose the right to be the best in three nominations: "Works of any subject", "Works of T.G. Shevchenko" and "Humor and Satire".

This year's competition took place at that time, when we, Ukrainians, have to defend their land from Russian encroachment. This reality brought us new poetic stories - scary ones, piercing, shocking. Poems about incredible people, about impressive events, who are close to us or our loved ones.

In the final word, with which the head of the education department spoke to the audience, culture, youth and sports of Rakhiv city council, chairman of the jury, Drebota Natalia Mykolayivna, the power of the Ukrainian word in the present time and the prophetic words of Kobzar were noted. After all, it is today, Shevchenko's words are more relevant than ever, when our people selflessly and heroically defend their own freedom and will. And the "Humor and Satire" nomination gave everyone present in the hall the opportunity to immerse themselves in peaceful everyday life for a few minutes, take a little time away from the war and make sure of it, how beautiful our dialect language is after all.

The members of the jury were pleasantly surprised by the high level of skill of the contestants. Images were thought out to the smallest detail, original costumes have been selected. Poems were recited artistically, emotionally, in musical and video accompaniment. The brightness and emotionality of their performance did not leave anyone in the hall indifferent - this was evidenced by the sincere applause of the audience.