African American poetry has long served as a powerful platform for exploring the complexities of identity within a society marked by racial injustice and discrimination. Gwendolyn Brooks, a celebrated poet and Pulitzer Prize winner, emerges as a prominent figure in this tradition. Her work captures the diverse voices and experiences of Black communities in America. Thus, the objective of this paper is to examine the representation of identity in Brooks's poetry through the lens of Herman's dialogical self theory (DST) and Peter Raggatt's positioning theory. The paper argues that Brooks's poetry challenges the concept of a static, singular identity by portraying the self and culture as a dynamic interplay of multiple self-positions engaged in dialogue. It proposes that Brooks's poetry serves as a reflection of the diverse self-repertoire within African American society. Furthermore, the psychoanalytical reading of Brooks's poetry helps to locate what Hermans and Raggatt call “the personal chronotopes" and “dialogical triads" in these poems. The paper highlights the interplay between I-positions and counter-positions and the role the ambiguous signifiers play in these triads. The analysis reveals that the discussed poems embody both reflexive and social forms of positioning, and the dynamic nature of the African American identity. By employing DST and positioning theory, the paper proposes that Brooks's poetry reflects the multifaceted nature of African American experiences within the broader context of American society.