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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5 days ago1 min read

An Innocent Scent

The Wind can make You shake, but The Rain cannot steal your Scent God bless You, my Innocent Rose, For Beauty and Love and all those Invisible, yet so Valuable Things For which my Soul smiles and sings Vera da Pozzo, Paris, 3rd June 2026 Poem above and picture below by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #AnInnoventScent #rose #flowers #soul #joy #beauty #love #poetry #photography #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmea

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Jan 201 min read

The Boy with many Thorns in both Sides - Saint Sebastian

As I am going to work, I have just the time to post my favourite artwork inspired by Saint Sebastian: the stunningly beautiful picture by the great Renaissance painter Antonello from Messina. I was a very young and extremely curious child who found the best nourishment in books, art and music, and I have always been fascinated by the iconography of Saint Sebastian, and Antonello's masterwork is my favourite because of Sebastian's stoic expression of resignation and His inner

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Feb 16, 20251 min read

The Soul is an Immortal Bird

Artwork by me. Detail and the whole drawing. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living Below,...

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Jun 23, 20242 min read

Let your Butterflies dance!

Let your Butterflies dance Let your Soul be Free From Trivial Matters And Useless Thoughts Free your Spare Time From Worthless People Who...

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Italy is mine

Vera da Pozzo, an Italian expat in Paris.

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An Innocent Scent

The Boy with many Thorns in both Sides - Saint Sebastian

The Soul is an Immortal Bird

Let your Butterflies dance!

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