
Italy is mine
... and it owes me a living
Art and Nature, music and literature, animal and human rights, freedom of thought and speech, kindness, culture and education without boundaries.
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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Italy, again
So, as I guessed, last Saturday, the post Italia on Morrissey Central has been republished this Monday , and we have had another post on the same day, Italy is You and Me with a fan video by George Rae of You're right, It's Time , the opening track of Morrissey's new album Make-up is a Lie , starring Pasolini.
A Good Day from the start
This lovely and very shy cat is not easy to be seen because of the noisy crowd of pupils and students, but this morning - even if I am free from courses on Monday, I had to go to school today - I met him or her again: I was so happy because of this unexpected meeting that I felt that it would have been a good day from the start. I zoomed a lot for taking the picture below because I did not want to scare the White Cat by approaching him (or her) too near. This lovely creature
Back to Italy this Summer
I cannot explain how , but I knew that today I would have found on Morrissey Central some news about the next tour... I was right, and absolutely not disappointed at all. Morrissey will be back to Italy during school holidays, like last year, which makes things much easier. And how I love to see my Country's name always written in Italian on Morrissey's posts. See you in nearby places, Silver Boy! Vera da Pozzo Paris, 11th April 2026 Below: screenshots of the announcement
Home
When I hear You I'm never Lost I feel at Home When You're here Because it's You And every Fear Will disappear When You come And watch Me With your bright And gentle Smile To YOU Vera da Pozzo Paris, 10th April A. D. MMXXVI Poem above and photo below by me. My favourite Tree (and God knows how I love every tree, plant, leaf, flower and blade of grass) in my favourite Parisian park. Illustrated quote from the Talmud found somewhere on the Web. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Min
Releases News
There are not news yet of the new European tour, but we have news about new releases tomorrow and on Morrissey's birthday . About the picture of the post on Central, I am sure that Dave Musheigan took it at the concert in Rome, where Morrissey wore a red shirt, whilst in Lucca he was wearing the same blue-grey flower shirt he wore for the concert at the Gasometer in Vienna. By the way, I am glad I could attend all these three fantastic concerts and I do hope I will able to at
Chimney Sweep's Omen
Coming straight from a Children's Tale The Chimney Sweep is on my Way We even take the same Bus But He gets off before the "Lux" And waits for another Bus to come While I'm heading to the Panthéon. Vera da Pozzo Paris, 8th April 2026 Notes: I like symbols, but I dislike superstitions. Good luck is a state of mind: everything good or bad is inside us and it is up to us to choose which side (i. e., feelings, emotions and thoughts) we want to be on. The Art of Happiness is a lif
Buona Pasqua - Happy Easter - Joyeuses Pâques
I see your Little Messengers: Tiny, Affectionate Dogs And Loving Eurasian Doves Speaking without Words Do You hear my Tender Thoughts? Oh, I know You do, of course : For the Sun is shining bright And Happiness holds me tight Happy Easter to YOU. Vera da Pozzo Somewhere in Picardy Easter Day, 5th April A. D. MMXXVI Poem above and photo below by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #Pasqua #Easter #Pâques #BuonaPasqua #HappyEaster #J
Good news coming soon
Morrissey will be back in Paris and in other European cities. Oh, I do hope many of these concerts will take place during my holidays...
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
Senza Fine (Without End)
One of the most beautiful and intemporal Italian songs: Senza fine , by the great songwriter and singer Gino Paoli , composed in 1961 for Ornella Vanoni , one of the finest singers that Italy have ever spawned. Born in the same year 1934, Ornella Vanoni and Gino Paoli were lovers first and very close friends later in their life. Ornella died last November and Gino has followed her now in March: I guess they have found the Sky outside the Room. I am not and I have never been
Sing your Life
Living in Paris, I have always dreamt of singing in a band and even forming one on my own, but I soon realized that there were and still are many obstacles to music projects, and not just the main one - i. e., how to live doing music : Musical tastes are not easy to combine, even in a huge, cosmopolitan city like Paris. There still are people who want to rock... in French, which is ( désolée , mes amis français ! ) one of the most boring languages for rock, punk and to
More Good Things to come
Two weeks later, I am still in Zurich... with my mind. Happiness is still on my side and all the beautiful flowers and birds of my beloved Parisian park tell me that there are More Good Things to come. Below, some flowers for YOU. Photos taken by me (as always) in "my" park. Vera da Pozzo Paris, 21st March 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #moregoodthingstocome #flowers #nature #loyalty #goodthings #goodthoughts #VeradaPozzo #I
Flowers for my Father (Festa del Papà)
Spring is already here And Spring was your Last Season on Earth Mio caro Papà This Flowers are for You Pointing to the Blue Skies Like I do with my Eyes To the Most Beloved and the Most Regretted Vera da Pozzo Paris, on Father's Day, 19th March 2026 Poem above and photos below by me. (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #FlowersformyFather #FestadelPapà #Papà #FathersDay #flowers #themostbelobedandthemostregretted #VeradaPozzo #Italy
On Saint Patrick's Day
You came to my Rescue On Saint Patrick's Day You took Me by the Hand On Saint Patrick's Day You helped Me to face Evil On Saint Patrick's Day You stood by my Side On Saint Patrick's Day You, my Oracle You, my Miracle You, my Spectacle You, my Friend On Patrick's Day And Every Day God bless and protect You Silver Boy Fantastic Bird To YOU Vera da Pozzo Paris, 17th March 2026 Saint Patrick's Day Poem published above and Poem in link above are both written by me. Pictures below
Well done, Fantastic Bird!
Spring has arrived earlier this year, thanks to Morrissey and his European tour which has started in Aarhus in mid-February and has finished tonight in Seville. I have not yet the time to finish all my posts about the four ( they should have been five ) concerts I have had the chance to attend (Hamburg, Rotterdam, Lille and Zurich) and this rentrée will not allow me to write more, at least for the next two weeks. Below, some pics of Morrissey's concert in Seville, via Getty
Art is an Eternal Spring - Sing and Shine in Seville, Fantastic Bird!
A quiet walk in my favourite Parisian park, far from Hell and evil people. Unfortunately, it is also far from Seville, where Morrissey will sing tonight. Sing and shine tonight, Fantastic Bird! Art is an Eternal Spring. I hope I will see You again in Europe this year, during my school holidays. Below, some flowers from my havre de paix in Paris. Photos by me. Vera da Pozzo Paris, 16th March 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living..
Back to the Cabaret
I started this week by my retrouvailles with my beloved park, and I am ending it by coming back to the Bar behind the Grands Boulevards where I sing every Sunday evening. I am already here early in the afternoon for the rehearsals of our next cabaret. Vera da Pozzo Paris, 15th March 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #backtothecabaret #Paris #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving
Sing and Shine in Zaragoza, Silver Boy!
Some flowers for YOU. Photos taken by me in my favourite Parisian park, this afternoon. P. S. It was a great concert, and I knew it. Los cabrones working for the Spanish press will be furiously disappointed. Below, two pictures of the concert, found on the Web. I will edit with due credits when I found the photographer's name or nickname. #flowersfromParis #toYOU #SilverBoy #SingandShine #Morrissey #VeradaPozzo #ItalyisMine #italyismineanditowesmealiving
Rosso di sera, bel tempo si spera / Red sky at night, sailor's delight
I prefer the English version of this proverb with "sailor" instead of "shepherd" because shepherds (except the Good One, of course) do not care about sheep just for their own sake, but for milk and meat. Pictures taken by me today, with a bit of my favourite Parisian Park. Vera da Pozzo Paris, 14th March 2026 (C) Vera da Pozzo (C) Italy is Mine (C) Italy is Mine and It owes Me a Living #rossodiserabeltemposispera #redskyatnightsailorsdelight #Paris #nature #spring #VeradaPo



















