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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4 days ago1 min read

Sing and Shine in Zaragoza, Silver Boy!

Some flowers for YOU. Photos taken by me in my favourite Parisian park, this afternoon. P. S. It was a great concert, and I knew it. Los cabrones working for the Spanish press will be furiously disappointed. Below, two pictures of the concert, found on the Web. I will edit with due credits when I found the photographer's name or nickname. #flowersfromParis #toYOU #SilverBoy #SingandShine #Morrissey #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

veradapozzo8

Feb 191 min read

Let your Inner Sun shine

Last day of school, but I cannot Throw their homework onto the fire A boring Friday is expecting me, and How I wish I were abroad, in the Country Where the buck-toothed girl comes from I will be strong and patient tomorrow And I will wish you, as always, all the best (Let your Inner Sun shine, Silver Boy!) I will pack my luggage in 24 hours And on Sunday I'll be in Rotterdam To YOU Vera da Pozzo Paris, 19th February 2026 Poem above and pictures below by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo

veradapozzo8

Jan 231 min read

Back on stage... Sing and shine again, Silver Boy!

Did They collect the letters for You? Are You reading them now, perhaps? Who knows? I am waiting, but in Far-Off Places, So Here is my Message to You: Three Words... Sing and Shine! Vera da Pozzo 22nd (in Hollywood) 23rd (in Paris) January 2026 Poem and article by me, of course. Morrissey will sing at the Hard Rock in Miami, Hollywood, FL, USA. I DO HOPE Morrissey will sing World Peace is None of Your Business tonight and/or (even better) when I see him again in Europe... S

veradapozzo8

Apr 27, 20251 min read

Sing and Shine again, Silver Boy

So far away, yet so near to Me With Your soothing Voice That pulses in my Veins Since I was a Little Girl Chasing Sadness and Fears...

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Italy is mine

Vera da Pozzo, an Italian expat in Paris.

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Sing and Shine in Zaragoza, Silver Boy!

Let your Inner Sun shine

Back on stage... Sing and shine again, Silver Boy!

Sing and Shine again, Silver Boy

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