Growing Up As White Trash

By Lukas Nordmann and Karla Storm

Growing Up as White Trash is Nordmann's raw and unflinching collection of poems and short stories that digs beneath the polished surface of the so-called world's happiest nation. Born into the privileges of a Nordic welfare state, Lukas Nordmann it is clear that writes about what he knows, when we get careful chosen words that take us from childhood neglect that grows into self-hate and the struggle to feel good enough.

His work captures the fragile intensity of naive first romances, and the hardship of deling with emotions with a lot of bagage, with a confessional honesty and sometimes self-destructive nature does it have reminiscent of fellow Danish writer Tove Ditlevsen.

Yet alongside the darkness and self-destructive undercurrents, Lauridsen offers glimpses of hope. Through self-discovery, dreams of escape, and the search for belonging, he reveals himself as both a fighter and a dreamer. This collection resonates with anyone who has ever felt broken, and longed for light in the shadows.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FSVJ3PNZ
• ISBN13: 9798266937543
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"