Washington, May 20 : A poem written by Bob Dylan when he was a teenager is set go under the hammer in New York.

The poem, which is currently under offer at Christie''s, was penned in the mid-1950s for a camp newspaper in Wisconsin where Dylan spent a happy summer.

The handwritten musings, titled Little Buddy, tell the sad tale of a family''s pet dog beaten to death by a drunk.

The poem will be on the auction block until 23 June (09).

It is expected to fetch 15,000 dollars, reports Contactmusic. (ANI)