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... 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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Porto sicuro - Sing and Shine tonight, Fantastic Bird!

So far from Portugal And so stupidly ill When Summer hits And the Heat burns I cannot even rest Near the Ocean there is What I miss the most: Fresh air, Sea Breeze, Peace And a Fantastic Bird Sing and Shine tonight, my Friend! I wish I was there in blod and flesh But I'll be, somehow, beside You To YOU Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 1st August 2026 Porto sicuro means "safe haven" in Italian, but Porto is also the name of the city where Morrissey will give the l

Sing and Shine in Madrid, Moreissey!

Have a great time in Madrid with all the people who have the chance to be there tonight for your concert. Whether I feel depressed or happy, you are never far from my mind. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 29th July 2026 Below, a picture I took yesterday in Genoa. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #SingandShine #Madrid #Morrissey #SilverBoy #FantasticBird #concert #gig #tour #2026SummerTour #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine...

Stronger than the Storm, despite "the Despair, the Doom, the Drudgery": Morrissey shines in Barcelona

[I will write the whole article when I am back to Italy. What follows is just the incipit.] Like last year, after the beautiful in my beloved Sicily, I feel happy and sad at the same time: happy, because I have attended a great gig and - of course - I am always happy to see Morrissey live; sad, because it was my last concert of the tour, which is not over yet. Four months is a long time... Vera da Pozzo Barcelona, 26th July 2026 Below: screenshots from my (unfortunately incom

Tonight in Barcelona

So many things to write, while waiting for Morrissey. I do hope we will see him this afternoon before the soundcheck: it is the fifth and last concert of the Summer tour I can attend and then I will have to wait till December. See you soon, Fantastic Bird! Can't wait to see and hear you singing and shining at the Poble Espanyol. Vera da Pozzo 25th July 2026 Post and pictures of and by me. Morning above. Evening below. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and

Tomorrow night

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

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

Souvenir from Spandau

George Rae, a Southern like me, but from England, attended Morrissey's concert in Berlin and - as me and two other people from Germany and Poland - spent the night before at the Zitadelle: it was nice to meet him in person because I like the videos he makes and shares on YouTube. Morrissey publicly thanked him during the concert: a nice gesture of gratitude that did not surprise me, for I know very well how Morrissey is genuinely grateful to the people who love his art. Thus,

But the rain that flattens my hair will never kill me: après le déluge, Morrissey shines at the Zitadelle of Spandau

Overwhelmed by the truly good vibes of Tuesday's concert, and very busy visiting Berlin yesterday, I start to write this article during another long travel by train - happily, this time it is a direct traject without connections to take. Another stunning concert by Morrissey, the only, real Wordsmith of the Soul. Above: detail of a picture I took during I know it's over, from Morrissey's earlier repertoire with his late band, The Smiths. Below, another photo taken by me durin

Tonight

If the concert had been yesterday - this year, Monday is my day off at school, as Friday - it would have been better, because it is quite stressing to run away from my lycée which is at 40 km from Paris, but I am happy to attend another concert of Brigitte calls me Baby, the rock band from Chicago that I have discovered last year, thanks to Morrissey, who chose them as opening act for his concerts in Dublin and Paris. I am also happy to see again some French friends I met at

Rotterdam, here I am

Just some pictures taken by me in Rotterdam this evening, and also a drawing I made in Paris very early this morning. Above: a strange grape of red fruits on a tree. These red lanterns has reminded me that the year of the Horse has just started. I have bravely waited in the cold wind of Rotterdam's night until I have seen, on the screen of de Doelen, the announcement of Morrissey's gig: a short from Suedehead 's video clip, directed by Tim Broad . Written by Morrissey and St

Fiat Lux in Luxembourg!

Some beautiful flowers from my favourite Parisian park. Picture taken by me this morning, before starting my last day of work before Winter school holidays. Sing and Shine Tonight, Fantastic Bird... Fiat Lux in Luxembourg! See You in Rotterdam To YOU Vera da Pozzo Paris, 20th February A. D. MMXXVI (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living Above: Me, boldly defying the barrier; floral allegory. Below: a part of what will occupy my day, befor

Tomorrow

Pictures taken today by me in Hamburg. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #Tomorrow #Hamburg #Morrissey #2026 #Tour #music #concert #newalbum #MakeupisaLie #songs #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving

In two weeks

It seems so long But two weeks Pass so quickly And I am strong And I am young And I am foolish And I am happy Vera da Pozzo Paris 1st February A. D. MMXXVI Below: resized image of a picture taken in Miami on 22d January by someone who had the chance to be there: I will edit my article when I find the name or the nickname of the photographer. I am very busy with the new cabaret project and I have plenty of ideas for my writings and drawings, but I am not on holidays and my day

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