Kirk Beasley

Kirk Beasley was born in Nashville, Tennessee. His parents were gifted songwriters and music industry professionals. He began working in the Nashville music industry at age 15 and continued as a songwriter, bass player, piano tuner, recording engineer, and record producer for a number of years.

In addition, Kirk is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. At Vanderbilt he was inspired by a number of the Fugitive Poets, including Allen Tate, Robert Penn Warren, and Jesse Wills, who encouraged him to write literary fiction. His first novel, Parable of the Rich Man, was published by DWM Press in 2016.

After careers in the recording, musical instrument, and television industries he moved to Hawai'i where he continued to write songs and stories. And he took up surfing.

He now resides with his wife, the author Elizabeth Beasley, in County Limerick, Ireland.