Woman, herself, wild, naked. is a video poetry project dedicated to women in all their manifestations: joy and playfulness, passion and seduction, laughter and the will to live, as well as pain, sadness, anger, rejection, and vulnerability.
The poems engage with the myth of the first woman, Lilith, created before Eve and equal to man — while also reflecting on women today, seen through the author’s gaze and experienced here and now. Time itself is personified through feminine presence, dressing in skirts, lipstick, and sandals, shaped by lived experience.
The project presents two poems from the poetry collection LILITH, interpreted by the author through short films. The video GENESIS explores death and rebirth as poetic processes, affirming that transformation requires an ending. The video LILITH embodies the primal voice of a woman’s desire for equality and love.
Together, the works affirm dignity, equality, and the fundamental right of all people to be loved as equal partners.
The project is part of the subtheme The Poetics of Care – Intimacy, Tenderness, Repair.
Author
Dragica Čarna
Dragica Čarna is a Slovenian poet and professor, holding a scientific Master’s degree in Slovene and Italian literature. She has published six poetry collections. Her books Loves without Home and Lilith were released under her artistic name, Dragica Čarna.
Two of her poetry collections have been selected for inclusion in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Her sixth collection, LILITH, is a trilingual work written in Slovenian, Spanish, and Italian. All poems, including the translations, are original and authored by Čarna herself. The book is dedicated to women and conceived as a manifesto of womanhood.
Čarna writes in multiple languages and has been deeply involved in the interpretation of poetry through flamenco, collaborating with artists from different countries and cultural backgrounds. Her practice also includes video poetry, connecting languages and cultures through visual and performative forms. She is a Master Reiki practitioner.
In recent years, she has actively participated in international PEN Women Writers Committee Zoom readings, performing in multiple languages and engaging with PEN centres and international poetry festivals. Her Spanish-language poems have been published in several poetry anthologies in the United States, including Crisol de almas, Di lo que quieres decir, and Una sola tierra. Crisol de almas received the Award-Winning Author distinction and a Gold Medal at the International Latino Book Awards 2025.
She has lived and worked in Italy and Spain and is currently based in Brussels, Belgium.
More information: www.dragicacarna.me
