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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One month ago

If Time passes My Happiness Cannot vanish And I'll cherish All my life long The very Moment In your Song That We spent Shaking Hands For a while Smiling Friends You and I To YOU Vera da Pozzo 19th August 2026 Poem by me, of course. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #onemonthago #shakinghands #smilingfriends #beautifulmemories #goodmemoriestocherish #happiness #joy #friendship #music #poem #poetry #toYOU #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine...

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Jul 201 min read

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

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Feb 251 min read

Now My Heart is Full: Shaking hands with Morrissey in Rotterdam

I am SO HAPPY!!! It was a great concert in a fantastic venue. I will write about it tomorrow. [well, it will be this Friday evening, because I walked a lot in Rotterdam on Wednesday and Thursday] Thank you, Morrissey! I was so happy to hear the première of Amazona . I wish I could see you again in London this Saturday, but I have just my ticket for the front row and still no passport. The joy of this night in Rotterdam will console me. Your light never goes out! Vera da Pozz

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Italy is mine

Vera da Pozzo, an Italian expat in Paris.

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Pure Joy on a Sunny Sunday on Lake Como

Now My Heart is Full: Shaking hands with Morrissey in Rotterdam

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