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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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Tomorrow at The Hall, in part and in hole

Because Alma always matters! See You tomorrow in Zurich, Morrissey: The Hall is ready and there are plenty of posters on its glass windows, and also on the artist and the backstage doors. Below: pictures taken by me today. Vera da Pozzo, Zurich, 6th March 2026. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #tomorrow #Morrissey #TheHall #Zurich #Europe #nature #photography #trees #music #newalbum #MakeupisaLie #songs #2026Tour #VeradaPozzo #Ital

Full Moon over the Zénith in Lille tonight

Another sunny day in Lille: I have never been here before and I am happy to stroll and enjoy its beauty before Morrissey's concert tomorrow. I am happy to spend valuable time with my French friends M. and D., who arrived in Lille this afternoon. In 2023 and in 2025 I have met many nice people at Morrissey's gigs and, as they do not live in Paris like me, we are glad to met again when this is possible. Back to my hotel, I took some pictures of the full moon, which attracts me

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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

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