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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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Winter Rain in Paris, Summer Sun in Tempe

The Rain falls hard on a humdrum Paris... Sing and Shine and raise the Temperature in Tempe tonight, Silver Boy! To YOU Vera da Pozzo Paris, 10th November 2026 Short message above and photo below by me. Tiny flowers in my beloved Parisian park They always close the park twenty minutes earlier than closing time. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #WinterRaininParisSummerSuninTempe #Paris #winter #rain #Summer #sun #Tempe #Arizona #Mor

Sing and Shine in the Music City, Silver Boy

Morrissey, your Light never goes out: sing and shine and be happy tonight in Nashville! Only Sweetness and Good Vibes for YOU. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in the North of Italy 25th October 2026 Little message and photograph (taken last night) by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #SingandShineintheMusicCitySilverBoy #SingandShine #TheMusicCity #SilverBoy #Nashville #Morrissey #US2026Tour #concert #onlysweetnessandgoodvibes #behappy

Your Light never goes out

On my way back to Paris by train, my throat and my nostrils dry and hurt by toxic smoke of the fires lit this morning by the bastards casseurs outside Alcatraz, how comforting was to watch some videos of Morrissey's concert in Lowell on YouTube. Thanks to the person who posted them and thank you, Morrissey, for being real and true to yourself and to us. Silver Boy, your Light never goes out! Enjoy a lovely break before the second leg of your US tour, in two weeks. To YOU Vera

It was a month ago

It was just a month ago and it already seems an eternity... Barcelona, BARTS Festival: my last concert of Morrissey's Summer Tour. The awful flu I caught during the travel back to Italy stole me ten days and plenty of energy, thus I still have to update my article about the concert. Summer holidays are on their way out and I will enjoy these days the most and the best I can, in a peaceful place. Whatever the Hell happens in my life, I will stand firm. See you in December, my

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

Let me sleep in the deckchair

Let me sleep in the deckchair Now that the burning day is over And a gentle, fresh breeze blows: I enjoyed the concert so much And now the courtyard wants me to rest Happy and safe under the horse chestnut Vera da Pozzo Paris, 30th May 2026 Poem above and pictures below by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #letmesleepinthedeckchair #poetry #music #relax #goodvibes #life #IrishCulturalCentre #JuneCarousel #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMin

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