Ode Poetry has launched Ode, a free AI voice service that recommends poems in response to users' feelings. William Sieghart created the service with Microsoft AI and Gravity Road. Users speak with an AI voice companion based on Sieghart, founder of National Poetry Day and The Poetry Pharmacy, before receiving a poem selected from a curated library. Ode is aimed at people seeking comfort, reflection or creativity through conversation rather than search. Users begin by describing how they feel in a short spoken exchange. The system then recommends a poem and delivers it through pre-recorded readings by actors and cultural figures including Stephen Fry, Harriet Walter, Indira Varma and Dominic West. The project marks an unusual use of generative AI at a time when most consumer products have focused on productivity, customer service or entertainment. The service uses Microsoft AI voice and transcription models to recreate Sieghart's speaking style and interpret users' spoken responses. The poems are not synthetic output but existing works, delivered through human performances for the app. The creators said they had secured permission to use the content and voices. Ode grew out of in-person poetry sessions Sieghart held at literary events around the UK.