Italy is mine

... and it owes me a living

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Vera da Pozzo, an Italian expat in Paris.

From the Island of the Sun to the Isle of France.

My pseudonym Vera da Pozzo is a pun alluding to what I care about most : truth and loyalty, depth and insight. In my mother tongue, the syntagma "vera da pozzo" means a puteal, but it could be a female name followed by a family name. Water is indispensable for living, and we need to keep it pure and unpolluted; it is the same for truth.
I write in English because I love this language since my childhood and also because English allows me to have a more detached view on both Italy and France. The title of my personal website and blog is a paraphrasis of the verse "England is mine and it owes me a living", from Morrissey's song "Still Ill", released in The Smiths debut album "The Smiths" on 20th February 1984. As Italy had nothing to offer to young people like me, I decided to throw my arms around Paris, as Oscar Wilde did, and I am still here. Like francophone actor Lino Ventura, I am and I will always be Italian.

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2 days ago1 min read

An interesting article about Morrissey's gig in Cernobbio

Too busy today, I just took a brief pause and a quick look at Morrissey Central after lunch, and I was pleased to find a new post with the link to an interesting article, written in English and posted yesterday on Medium by Jo Gabel, an Italian female fan who attended Morrissey's concert at Villa Erba in Cernobbio. Besides the obvious and necessary cinematographic mentions to Anna Magnani and Luchino Visconti, there are many literary references which speak mostly to well-read

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Jul 201 min read

Pure Joy on a Sunny Sunday on Lake Como

Enjoying a great concert, jumping the barrier and shaking hands with Morrissey. Vera da Pozzo Asti, 20th July 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #PureJoy #SunnySunday #LakeComo #LakeSound #Cernobbio #Morrissey #SummerTour2026 #concert #happiness #shakinghands #holdontoyourfriends #IrishBloodEnglishHeart #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

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Jul 181 min read

Tomorrow night in Cernobbio

See you in few hours, Fantastic Bird! Vera da Pozzo Cernobbio, Como, 18th July 2026 Photos below by me, of course. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #tomorrownight #tomorrow #Morrissey #Cernobbio #lakesoundpark #music #Europe #2026SummerTour #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

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Jul 181 min read

On the Railway again

Cernobbio, here I come! Vera da Pozzo Travelling from Somewhere in the North of Italy, 18th July 2026 Photos taken by me, during the first part of my journey to the Lake of Como. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #ontherailwayagain #railway #train #travel #journey #Cernobbio #Como #LakeofComo #Italy #Morrissey #SummerTour2026 #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

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Apr 111 min read

Back to Italy this Summer

I cannot explain how , but I knew that today I would have found on Morrissey Central some news about the next tour... I was right, and absolutely not disappointed at all. Morrissey will be back to Italy during school holidays, like last year, which makes things much easier. And how I love to see my Country's name always written in Italian on Morrissey's posts. See you in nearby places, Silver Boy! Vera da Pozzo Paris, 11th April 2026 Below: screenshots of the announcement

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Italy is mine

Vera da Pozzo, an Italian expat in Paris.

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An interesting article about Morrissey's gig in Cernobbio

Pure Joy on a Sunny Sunday on Lake Como

Tomorrow night in Cernobbio

On the Railway again

Back to Italy this Summer

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