Jack Sheridan (1905–1967) was an American poet and soapbox orator particularly known for his participation in the Bughouse Square Debates, the Dil Pickle Club and the College of Complexes.[1]: 124 He was an activist in the Industrial Workers of the World.[1]: 124
Jack was attracted to hobohemia whilst still at school.[2] He soon became a regular attendee at the Dil Pickle Club.[2] In 1928 he went to Europe via New York City staying primarily in Paris.[2] In 1931 he returned to the USA, spending time in Lower Manhattan.[2] Here he acquired such nicknames as the "King of the Hobohemians" and the "Byron of the Soapboxes".[2]
He married his wife Ruth in 1944 and became active in a literary group called the Druids in Chicago's Near North Side.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Starving Amidst Too Much & Other IWW Writings. Chicago: Charles H. Kerr. 2005.
- ^ a b c d e f Anon (2003). "Jack "Dil Pickles" Sheridan". In Rosemont, Franklin (ed.). The Rise & Fall of the Dil Pickle: Jazz-Age Chicago's Wildest & Most Outrageously Creative Hobohemian Nightspot. Chicago: Charles H. Kerr.
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