Max Medina refers to the first stanza of the Dickinson poem as a verse, as an English teacher he should know that 'verse' as referring a grouping of lines in a poem is actually called a stanza and a verse refers to a line in a poem.
Lauren Graham who plays Lorelei also played Sarah Braverman in Parenthood. In both shows, she is caught kissing her daughters English teacher which becomes a scandal.
Lane Kim doesn't appear in this episode.