Italy is mine

There was a time, long before I was born, when Italy had artists who really knew what really meant to be a protest singer and songwriter: among these people, the first and the greatest was Francesco Guccini (Modena, 14 June 1940 - Pavana, 6 August 2026). Francesco Guccini was indeed, artistically and not just physically, a giant; all his life and throughout his long career, he believed in the power of songs to make the people reflect upon social and political questions, take

Above a small "post no bill" sign, someone has left a very clear response: "Muri puliti, popolo spento" which means: "Clean walls, dull people" Small post and photo by me, as always. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 3rd August 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living. #speakup #postnobill #cleanwalls #muripuliti #dullpeople #popolospento #censorship #freedom #freedomofspeech #Italy #democracy #photography #VeradaPozzo #It

La vie en rose... Screenshot from the video of the concert I recorded for my personal memories. It was a fantASTIc show, indeed, but the security was not human nor respectful. I will talk about it in another post. [To be continued...] Vera da Pozzo On a train approaching Genoa 23rd July 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #icedteainAstipiazzaAlfierionfire #Morrissey #Asti #piazzaAlfieri #Italy #Europe #2026SummerTour #music #Vera

See you tomorrow, Silver Boy! Vera da Pozzo Asti, 20th July 2026 Below: photo taken by me today in Asti, near the venue. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #tomorrownight #seeyoutomorrow #SilverBoy #Morrissey #Asti #piazzaVittorioAlfieri #Italy #Europe #2026SummerTour #concert #songs #newalbum #VeradaPozzo #italyismineanditowesmealiving

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

Morrissey in Milano. Detail of the photo shared on Morrissey Central tonight. A wound on Morrissey's left hand? See You very soon. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 17-18 July 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #weremainwhateverwevebeenmade #Morrissey #Milano #Italy #2026Tour #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

Photos taken by me: the first one during my travel by train in the North of Italy and the second one at my arrival in my Country, when I found a quiet and fresh place away from the crowd, the noise and the heatn where I spent some time in meditation and prayer, while waiting for my InterCity. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 11th July 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #BackinItaly #Italy #holidays #photography #San

Drawing made by me on my diary this morning. Born in Lisbon, Fernando Martins de Bulhões (15th August 1195 - 13rd June 1231) became a Franciscan friar, took the name of Anthony and settled in Padua, after having lived and preached in Coimbra, Morocco, Sicily, Tuscany, and Romagna. He was just thirty-five when he died. I hope to have the chance to visit Padua and the wonderful Basilica dedicated to him, one day. Vera da Pozzo On Saint Anthony's Day 13th June A. D. MMXXVI Below

Vera da Pozzo Far from Italy 2nd June 2026 #RepubblicaItaliana #ItalianRepublic #Italia #Italy #80YearsofRepublic #Repubblica #Republic #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

More concerts to enjoy, more Countries and cities to discover, from the North to the South next Summer, plus Paris and Brussels in December. See you in two months, Fantastic Bird! Below, a bit of beauty from the secret garden behind the wall of the Irish Cultural Centre, this evening. Vera da Pozzo Paris, 23rd April 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #AcrossEurope #Morrissey #Tour2026 #Summer2026 #Winter2026 #Norway #Germany #It

So, as I guessed, last Saturday, the post Italia on Morrissey Central has been republished this Monday , and we have had another post from Morrissey on the same day, Italy is You and Me , with a fan video by George Rae of You're right, It's Time , the opening track of Morrissey's new album Make-up is a Lie , starring Pier Paolo Pasolini. Below, the stunningly beautiful picture of Morrissey taken during his concert in my Sicily, at Villa Bellini in Catania, on 31st July. I wi

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

One of the most beautiful and intemporal Italian songs: Senza fine , by the great songwriter and singer Gino Paoli , composed in 1961 for Ornella Vanoni , one of the finest singers that Italy have ever spawned. Born in the same year 1934, Ornella Vanoni and Gino Paoli were lovers first and very close friends later in their life. Ornella died last November and Gino has followed her now in March: I guess they have found the Sky outside the Room. I am not and I have never been

Milano is an awful city, dull, shallow, frivolous, corrupted, polluted, extremely expensive and impossible to live for the working class people, but I would have endured the pain of going there just for attending Morrissey's concert tonight. Unfortunately, school holidays are over and tomorrow I have to come back to the chain gang, but I am sure that it will be a great concert and I do hope somebody will post on YouTube some videos or even the full concert. Sing and shine, Si

I hate it, but I have to surrender if I want to get well soon. This week I had to go to work, malgré tout , on Wednesday and Thursday, taking the tram, the métro , the train and the bus (and the way back) because I had no choice (but there was also an excellent reason to be out and about on Wednesday evening) and yesterday took a short walk in my beloved Park, but I was not in good shape. It is just a mild flu, worsened by the frenetic rythm of my working week. I avoid any t

I wish to dedicate to a very special and important Friend the picture below, and the other photographs I took today and posted here. I took the picture above by accident, this morning, while following the flight of a Magpie I had just photographed (see below) but I got instead this Perfect Blue. I did not resize this picture because I wanted it in its whole size and its absolute blueness. Around midday, I was strolling near the river and I took many pictures. The fresh water

Pier Paolo Pasolini was killed fifty years ago. His friend Ninetto Davoli remembers him and expresses his joy to see how many young people are interested in Pasolini's works and message. You can see and listen to Davoli's short interview here and also enjoy a longer interview (Ninetto Davoli in conversation with Corrado Augias) here . Unfortunately, there are not English subtitles for non-italian speaking people. I was not even born when Pasolini died; his murder was planned

Too busy to write, still I have found the time for this drawing. Detail of my artwork. ... and my drawing in its whole. New York, New York...

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Dear Lord Jesus Carrying the Cross I will carry It for You Like a Tree Support On this Day of Sadness And Rebellious Hope And when the...