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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17 hours ago1 min read

Back on the Chain Gang

I am back On this wreck Back on the Chain Gang Until Friday But Lord knows I would have loved to stay So far away From this Sad Prison Not just for a Weekend Yes, Lord knows I would have stayed In Germany And I would see You again Tonight in Frankfurt If only I could To YOU P. S. Why does the Sun shine when I am behind the bars? Vera da Pozzo 17th February 2026 Poem above and pictures below by me, of course. Above: behind the bars. Below: before starting my workday. Sing and

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Italy is mine

Vera da Pozzo, an Italian expat in Paris.

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Back on the Chain Gang

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