Early poems by Bob Dylan are up for auction in New York next month.

The writings date back to around 1960, when Robert Zimmerman first used the pseudonym 'Bob Dylan'.

A spokesman for auction house Christies said: "While some of the poems are rooted in his daily university life and reference his Jewish heritage with Yiddish phrases, the wit and irony pervasive in his later songwriting are already evident."

The poems are expected to raise $70,000, according to BBC News.

The auction will also include memorabilia belonging to Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison of The Doors.